To say that someone is a conservative does not tell us what he is interested in conserving.

Become the kind of person the kind of person you would like to marry would like to marry.

Beware of anyone who claims to be neutral, for they always have an agenda.

I write in order to make the little voices in my head go away. Thus far it hasn't worked.

But for you to make this move would reveal the two fundamental tenets of true atheism. One: There is no God. Two: I hate Him.

Education is the process of selling someone on books.

Immodest and attractive is easy. Modest and repulsive is easy too. But modest and attractive is an art form.

If no God, mankind is a set of bi-pedal carbon units of mostly water. And nothing else

Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.

Masculinity is the glad assumption of sacrificial responsibility.

I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.

Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence - as it saves most writers who live in 'interesting' oppressive times and are not afflicted by personal immunity.

Writing seems to be the only profession people imagine you can do by thinking about doing it.

As our acts vary, our habits will follow in their course.

Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.

There's no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.

Zen phrase says The instant you speak about a thing you miss the mark.

Trust your happiness and the richness of your life at this moment. It is as true and as much yours as anything else that ever happened to you.

And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the same old stories.

Whenever I walk off the golf course, I thank God that I'm able to tell a joke. I thank God I'm good at something.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.