I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.

I stand for what I stand on.

The most common form of terrorism in the U.S.A. is that carried on by bulldozers and chain saws.

We spend more time working for our labor-saving machines than they do working for us.

Tee Vee football: one team wins, one team loses -- they tie -- who cares? And why?

The rich can buy everything but health, virtue, friendship, wit, good looks, love, pride, intelligence, grace, and, if you need it, happiness.

Some people write to please, to soothe, to console. Others to provoke, to challenge, to exasperate and infuriate. I've always found the second approach the more pleasing.