It's all still there in heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure-they will grow larger, sweeter, lovelier in the days and years to come.

Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful work, keeping their families together and taking an active part in the health of their communities, opposing what is evil (in one way or another) and defending what is good. Heroes do not want power over others.

I do not believe in personal immortality; it seems so unnecessary. Show me one man who deserves to live forever.

Why do I live in the desert? Because the desert is the *locus Dei*.

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothing can beat teamwork.

Nothing can excel a few days in jail for giving a young man or woman a quick education in the basis of industrial society.

There are no vacant lots in nature.