At Oxford one was positively encouraged to take wine during tutorials. The tongue must be untied.

If you gave [Jerry] Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox.

Who are your favourite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their beauty to defy the foulness of theocracy. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Azar Nafisi as their ideal feminine model.

Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can't.

It's called faith because it's not knowledge.

How is the United States at once the most conservative and commercial AND the most revolutionary society on Earth?

You can't have occupation and human rights.