People would rather be deceived than have the truth cause them anxiety

She has that quality, does the Hudson, as I imagine all great rivers do: the deep, abiding sense that those activities what take place on shore among human beings are of the moment, passing, and aren't the stories by way of which the greater tale of this planet will, in the end, be told.

It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.

People are disturbed enough by serial killers, but the whole notion of female violence, particularly maternal violence - the idea of mothers who kill - really unnerves people.

I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from.

Scientists' minds may jump around like amorous toads, but they do seem to accept such behavior in one another.

The definition of terrorism is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation.