Modesty is related to diffidence, diffidence is related to shyness, Shyness is a synonym for timidity, timidity is a characteristic of the meek, the meek do not inherit the Earth, they serve those who are self confident and self assertive.

The most identifying trait of humanity is our abilty to be inhumane to one another.

Home was not a perfect place. But it was the only home they had and they could hope to make it better.

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent.

Your sense of responsibility to others can never be excessive.

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled. Pleasure and pain. Sometimes it's like making love while having a tooth pulled.

The dead are merely the countrymen of my future.