The evil was not in either ideal; the evil was in the attempt to impose that ideal by force upon others.

It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion.

Everywhere I go I see increasing evidence of people swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making.

Every nation sincerely desires peace; and all nations pursue courses which if persisted in, must make peace impossible.

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon.

What could be a more Canadian way to indulge in the national preoccupation with perceptions - honest, hilarious, huffy or high-minded - of this country and its inhabitants?

God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself.

Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going to die, an expression of intensity is justified.

Good science fiction starts with a question "what if...?

Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, "Nothing is more important than an unread library."

Eddie Izzard is absolutely brilliant. I would love to write something for him.

In the spiritual search doubt is beneficial, a closed mind is not. Doubt used wisely assists enlightenment; a closed mind assists ignorance.

God chooses what we go through; we choose how we go through it.

What delights, what pleasures does your life offer you that outweigh the raptures of death?

In L.A., the only thing within walking distance is your car.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

As you get older, you realize it's work. It's that fine line between love and companionship. But passionate love? I'd love to know how to make that last.