There are those who, while reading a book, recall, compare, conjure up emotions from other, previous readings. This is one of the most delicate forms of adultery.

There is nothing in human affairs that is a true subject for ridicule. Beneath comedy lies the ferment of tragedy

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these days is that the two sides do not divide along conventional liberal/ conservative lines.

I love Pittsburgh. Most of my family still lives there and I try to get back a couple of times a year.

A poet must have died as a man before he is worth anything as a poet.

There's a lot of fear - in fact, teachers and parents are calling it the Trump effect. Bullying is up. A lot of people are feeling, you know, uneasy. A lot of kids are expressing their concerns.

Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it befits us to be thoughtful, not of the glory of our minds, but rather, above all else, of the glory of God.

If you're from New Jersey, let people make all those bad jokes about our state. Don't let anyone know how great it is here. It's the best kept secret.

I love food, so exercise is important for me.

There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest possible beauty in what is created. The other is to tell the truth.

It would only lead to disappointment, even heartbreak, and her heart was too precious for me to let that happen.