You can’t write novels without a touch of paranoia. I’m paranoid as an act of good citizenship, concerned about what the powerful people are up to.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

That's the beginning of magic. Let your imagination run and follow it.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Fatigue is what we experience, but it is what a match is to an atomic bomb.

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise.

Instead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.

Love was even more mathematical than poetry. It was the pure mathematics of the spirit.

When you're in governance, you understand the limitations and the complexities of governance.

At the same time, on the networks, there are thousands of groups that are building lifestreams, or lifestreaming for themselves in their own way. We'd love to see this activity.

Couple stares, couple texts, couple dates. Couple 'I think that we're ready's couple 'I think we should wait's

Faith given back to us after a night of doubt is a stronger thing, and far more valuable to us than faith that has never been tested.