The spoken word vanished with the wind. Likewise, the unrecorded life disappears as if it never existed.

The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.

They probably do have an Asian Barbie.

I have certainly amassed many historical research gathering skills.

As the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel warned years ago, to forget a holocaust is to kill twice.

There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.

Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.

When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.

There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

I always feel so sorry for women who don't like to walk

I'm so well-rounded I'm almost spherical.

Before I was a comedian, I thought the coolest thing that would happen to me was being a teenager... Boy, was I wrong!

I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.

I think there's a lot that the larger society could have been taught or can be taught, but I'm not sure - given how unyielding the larger society has been - that much has been learned.

We are losing our own capacity because we are poisoned in one way or another.

When I am commanded to love, I am commanded to restore community, to resist injustice, and to meet the needs of my brothers.

The great thing about fiction is that you can start off by telling the truth, then start making stuff up like crazy whenever you feel like it.

May all the stars hang bright above her dwelling, Silent as though they watched the sleeping earth!

The end of art is peace.