The word genius was whispered into my ear the first things I ever Heard while I was still mewling in my crib, laughs Orson (Welles), so it never occured to me that I wasn't until middle age

God is aware of the hypocrisy in the hearts of men

She should be on a hill somewhere, under a fruit tree, with the sun and clouds above her and the rain to wash her clean.

A man who is fed up with being successful all the time must definitely try failure to feel better!

The risen Lord is the new Temple, the real meeting place between God and man.

But in a home where grief is fresh and patience has long worn thin, making it through another day is often heroic in itself.

I'm aware of my audience in a way, and I do try to engage with them while I'm trying to go about my business of thinking. I believe they help me by providing a focus.

Success in confronting terrorism on the regional or international levels is contingent upon addressing its root causes and protecting the right of peoples under foreign occupation to resistance

People need things. I don't live a monk's existence, I'm a consumer, but I try to do it to the level that doesn't feel like there's an overabundance of something.

I am a better writer for having fewer demons, and I am more curious about the world and the people in it. So those of you thinking you might need your demons in order to be creative: I beg to differ.

'Camp' is a vision of the world in terms of style - but a particular style. It is the love of the exaggerated.