I think Joe Leiberman has been one of the leaders of the country... people have such a broad respect for him as a moral force.

Music is, of course, a universal emotional experience, cutting across cultures and languages. I studied piano for ten years as a child and consider that experience one of the most valuable in my life.

A world with one month is a world of equality.

As a scientist, I don't believe science will ever discover whether God exists. Nor do I believe religion will ever prove it.

Sadness is no more than a bit of acid transfixed in the cerebellum.

I think e-mail is representative of our fast food mentality in the United States, where everything has gotten faster and faster, and we're required to respond to inputs more quickly with less time for thought and reflection. I believe that we need to slow down.

A writer is someone who has a one-man tent in the desert and occasionally he sees the footprint of an other writer - in the form of a review or something.