The less depth a belief system has, the greater the fervency with which its adherents embrace it. The most vociferous, the most fanatical are those whose cobbled faith is founded on the shakiest grounds.

Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

Change isn't easy... changing the way you live means changing what you believe about life. That's hard... When we make our own misery, we sometimes cling to it even when we want so bad to change because the misery is something we know. The misery is comfortable.

Life's mysterious, strange, and full of wonders - and only a fool withdraws from it willingly and lets it pass him by.

The desire to write well can never be fulfilled without hard work.

I just became fascinated with how complex and unlikely the universe is and life is and Catholicism gives me an answer to that.

Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself.