There is no better way of elevating the novel than by making it into a construct which contains ideas.

Goodness means the highest degree of popularity.

And my father, after all, was a nationalist.

The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness.

Fundamentalists offer us a "loving" God who is some kind of divine stalker.

You may not be the person with high IQ, but you can be the person with highest hard work.

My mother made me truly appreciate women.

Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive.

What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak.

Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.

Growth always involves the risk of failure.

Everything before Jesus is preface. Everything after Jesus is appendix. Jesus is the story.

I didn't back into being an actor, I was born one.