Respect commands itself and can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.

But it is not that easy, is it? I seek a lasting relationship, something permanent in a world of change, in which all is transitory, ephemeral, and full of pain.

All the gods are dead except the god of war.

Pig power in America was infuriating, but pig power in the communist framework was awesome and unaccountable.

If God himself wills such misery on people whom I love, then I say I will deal with him

If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.

You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.