A pretty girl can do no wrong.

In social institutions, the whole is always less than the sum of its parts. There will never be a state as good as its people, or a church worthy of its congregation, or a university equal to its faculty and students.

Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile.

The world is older and bigger than we are. This is a hard truth for some folks to swallow.

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

The author: an imaginary person who writes real books.

Simply because humankind have the power now to meddle or 'manage' or 'exercise stewardship' in every nook and cranny of the world does not mean that we have a right to do so. Even less, the obligation.