Ive seen the meanness of humans till I dont know why God aint put out the sun and gone away.

She was gone and the coldness of it was her final gift.

Do you know what happens with people who cannot govern themselves? That's right. Others come in to govern for them.

Our waking life's desire to shape the world to our convenience invites all manner of paradox and difficulty.

Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery. The mystery is that there is no mystery.

This country will kill you in a heartbeat and still people love it.

He was just hungry, Papa. He's going to die. He's going to die anyway. He's so scared, Papa. The man squatted and looked at him. I'm scared, he said. Do you understand? I'm scared. The boy didn't answer. He just sat there with his head down, sobbing. You're not the one who has to worry about everything. The boy said something but he couldn't understand him. What? He said. He looked up, his wet and grimy face. Yes I am, he said. I am the one.