Words are nets through which all truth escapes("News From The World")

It takes all of our life to learn how to live, and – something that may surprise you more – it takes just as long to learn how to die.

If I am ever stuck on a respirator or a life support system I definitely want to be unplugged but not until I get down to size eight.

Mama learned to laugh with them, before they could laugh at her, and to do it so well no one could be sure what she really thought or felt.

For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to change the world for the better.

To say that secular means irreligious implies that all the arts and sciences are irreligious, and is very like saying that all professions except that of the law are illegal.

What if Van Gogh had taken medication for his mental illness? Would the world have been deprived of a great artist?

The chromatic scale is what you use to give the effect of drinking a quinine martini and having an enema simultaneously.

I Chose to be an active participant in my life rather than a spectator.

God is more interested in developing your character than keeping you comfortable.

The quality of our questions determine the quality of our lives.