They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature.

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably ritualized, always tends toward decadence.

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate - which is why Mitt Romney's political fortunes are steadily being resurrected from the grave.

Women's studies is a comfy, chummy morass of unchallenged groupthink . It is, with rare exception, totally unscholarly. Academic feminists have silenced men and dissenting women.

There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.

Rule of art: Cant kills creativity!

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

Women are in league with each other, a secret conspiracy of hearts and pheromones

Promiscuity in men may cheapen love but sharpen thought. Promiscuity in women is illness, a leakage of identity.

Daytime soap operas, which I used to adore, have been declining in quality and importance for over a decade, and I gradually stopped monitoring them.

If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts.

Chances are that whatever that you are worried about—be it a person or a thing—isn’t worried about you.

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.

Love your fellow man, and take care of each other and your environment.

If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a good mind and a good ability to read people and situations.

I feel great, very healthy and alive and really happy that I can remember yesterday and I can remember the day before.

As unhealthy as I am, I'm weirdly aware of exactly how my body functions.

Worrying is like praying for something you don't want to happen.

Cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease. Nothing wrong with saturated fats.

Death was Patrick Henry's second choice.

Writers are a fascinating breed, because there are so many kinds of them, they are made by so many circumstances, conditions, and mysteries, and there are so many ways for writing to be done.