Witnessing the pain of others is the very least you can do in this world. Its how you know that when your own turn comes, someone will be there with you.

There is a difference between the facts of a person and the truth of him.

Doing what I like to do, the way I like to do it ... makes me happy.

Not everything you believe that you can achieve, can be achieved but that won't stop you from trying.

We must continually remind ourselves that there is a difference between what is natural and what is actually good for us.

Such are the foolish dreams of idealistic children who believe that anything can possibly get better over time.

We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.

People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.

There's something in the German language that makes you feel like you're getting a hug and a backstab at the same time.

Cats know not how to pardon.

I live for now, not for what happens after I die. I'm going to hell, not heaven. The devil has all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns.

Feminism means that we all seek to live fulfilled lives, whatever that means for each of us, and we should have the equal ability to do that. Nothing should limit us simply because we're women.