I retain what's interesting to me, but I don't have a lot of strategic depth.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

A good liar must have a good memory.

Cheap booze is a false economy.

It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer can claim the sanction of religion. A country which forbids an established church by law is prey to any denomination. The best that can be said is that this is pluralism of a kind.

The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.

I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves.