Defiance is beautiful. The defiance of power, especially great or overwhelming power, exalts and glorifies the rebel.

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

It is not the writer's task to answer questions but to question answers. To be impertinent, insolent, and, if necessary, subversive.

Why administrators are respected and schoolteachers are not: An administrator is paid a lot for doing very little, while a teacher is paid very little for doing a lot.

Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.

I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing left that is worth saving.

Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.