I pray you indulge me for a space, for I am going to set out on a speech which may have some duration, but whose theme may be gleaned from its opening phrase: how dare you.

I used to think I'd like to be a fireman - in fact, I still would - and the only drawback I could see was coming back to the firehouse, after a day of fighting fires, and still having to put in an eight-hour day writing.

The Israelis would like to live in peace within their borders; the Arabs would like to kill them all.

I pray you indulge me for a space, for I am going to set out on a speech which may have some duration, but whose theme may be gleaned from its opening phrase: how dare you.

I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.

I won't ever do e-mail.

We all die in the end, but there's no reason to die in the middle.