Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid.

There are no explanations for human evil. Only excuses.

Evil itself may be relentless. I will grant you that, but love is relentless too. Friendship is a relentless force. Family is a relentless force. Faith is relentless force. The human spirit is relentless, and the human heart outlasts - and can defeat - even the most relentless force of all, which is time.

Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable conflict that I see no reason to promote more confrontations.

I've a long list of things I don't know how I've done, but I've done them. In the end, it's always about perseverance.

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

Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when one's cow has exploded.