There is no reason for him to be in a strange land, the grim reaper holding him close, saying, "Yes, today is the day, " or "No, not yet.

New ideas leave the old ones shaking in their shoes, don't they?

We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.

He turned around to see the bass drum popping and the horn sections pointing their instruments to the balconies and sending glorious notes to the rooftops.

She was mined for the childrenin her, one daughter, then another, a short seam, quick to clay, and not a single son to save them.

The past is like a deceased person. It has to be remembered.

But Champagne is not drinking.

Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by praise.

The heart of religion lies in its personal pronouns.

Dialogue cannot exist, however, in the absence of a profound love for the world and its people.

You have the RIGHT to change your mind

Walking with Murphy through the bone-freezing chill toward the bus stop, I start shivering. And somehow, when he slips his arm around me to warm me up, it feels right. Righter than anything ever has.