We had, like I said before. . .we had to prevent life. We had to kill. It’s as simple as that.” —STEVE MASSOF

So the incompetents in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital, knew or should have known that, even by their own lax rules, Gosnell should not have been carrying out abortions—but they didn’t care.

A kiss is the only thing you can throw at someone without being held criminally responsible.

I found that reading gave me a certain relief – one form of escapism that seemed safe, and maybe more than safe. I felt saner – less fragmented- after reading for an hour.location 3234

If we learn to love each other and care, enduring peace will fill the world to share.

Let the base louder...!?

A tightness in my chest came out of nowhere. As I listened to Amanda reassure my brother, I wanted to pull her into my arms and cry. How damn crazy was that? This girl was making me a nutcase.

Oh, what an unbearable yoke is free will! What a vicious curse of the gods, granting self-determination to creatures incapable of guiding themselves! What good parent would free a child among tigers?

Talking to people and hearing their stories, you learn a lot.

I did that for 40 years or more. I never had any writer's block. I got up in the morning, sat down at the typewriter - now, computer - lit up a cigarette.

And the bright faces of my young companions Are wrinkled like my own, or are no more.

Michael Jordan always wore his Carolina shorts under his Bulls' uniform.