The American political system is not good at trading sacrifice now to prevent crises later.

Everyday sexual practices on college campuses need to be upended, and men need to feel a cold spike of fear when they begin a sexual encounter.

We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism.

If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.

We're actually just moving one type of deficit to another. But, the problem with this second type of deficit is that you drive on it and then it falls down.

I don't trust this [american] government to be regulating corporations. I trust big business to be regulated [by itself] and to be a party to a decent solution.

A government shutdown, it isn't the end of the world. It's a bad thing. The government stops working for a few days. We cover it a lot. Polls turn against who ever made it stop working.

Even more fundamental than housing to the global financial economy is the idea that the U.S. government is a safe asset.

Do not respond to people being upset by confidently giving them advice on how to solve their problems

Is not the true respect and worship of God the exercising of our power in such a way that we are also respected?

Some dark Presence watching by my bed, The awful image of a nameless dread ―

Your middle name might be discreet, but mine is resourceful, Darling.

Youth cannot imagine romance apart from youth.

A man without passion would be like a body without a soul. Or even more grotesque, like a soul without a body.

Where are you going?" I asked. "The middle of nowhere." "I thought this was it." "Nah." You shook your head. "This is just the edge.

For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts. Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6.

If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.

You can know the whole world and still feel lost in it.

There is nothing like a War for the reinvention of lives.