We know so very little about this strange planet we live on, this haunted world where all answers lead only to more mystery.

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

Our “neoconservatives” are neither new nor conservative, but old as Babylon and evil as Hell.

Lightning streaks like gunfire through the clouds, volleys of thunder shake the air.

How long does it take to write a good book? All of the years that you've lived.

There is a wine called Easy Days and Mellow Nights, well-known on the outskirts of the Navajo reservation. It is an economical wine, fortified with the best of intentions, and I recommend it to every serious wino.

By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century.