The historian, like everyone else, is forever trapped in the egocentric predicament, and 'presentism' is his original sin.

You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words.

Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.

I don't have to run from none of these fighters. If I want to keep my defense tight and break em' down I can.

Gone! gone forever!-like a rushing wave Another year has burst upon the shore Of earthly being-and its last low tones, Wandering in broken accents in the air, Are dying to an echo.

One of the reasons writers are never satisfied with their work is because they're always striving to do better.

When you don't work for a while, immediately you get a little black mark next to your name.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

I don't need to know anything about the people I photograph, but it's important that I recognize something about myself in them.

People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well.

I tried to find something real in essentially something thats science fiction or something-for me, anyways-not having an experience like this.