In our time, the symbol of state intrusion into the private life is the mandatory urine test.

Cancer victimhood contains a permanent temptation to be self-centred and even solipsistic.

I don't think the war in Afghanistan was ruthlessly enough waged.

I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.

Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.

I don’t have a body, I am a body.

Everyone in Iran is perceived to be a child with a paternal authority vested in the Guardian Council and the Sufi elders. They're supposed to be grateful. They can never for a moment not be afforded this wonderful protection. The father who will never go away. The father who will never quit caring for them.