No. There is no balance, and no retribution, and no rules. The rules and balances you blather about are hopeful creations of a man fearing death.

I met a lot of great people in Saudi Arabia and I'd like to see them again. And I'd love to spend more time in the desert and in the mountains. I felt really at home there.

If you think I'm annoying and preachy now, you should have known me in grade school.

We are all feeding from each other, all the time, every day.

How had this happened? Everyone in the world knew more than us, about everything, and this I hated then found hugely comforting.

She pulls away, pats me on the shoulder with three mini-pats, like those used to pet reptiles.

I'm better than you think. I'm even better than I think I am.