I think so. 9/11 has been a turning point in American history, there's no doubt about that.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.

Go over to Greece with the Iliad and Odyssey. These have elements of history, and they have non-historical elements. It's very difficult to pull them apart. And I think there's not much reason to.

you can do something. You can, even for one person Don't turn away; help. Because those who suffer, often suffer not because of the person or the group that inflicts the suffering; they seem to suffer because nobody cares.

When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.

I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both.

The term is piqua nevish [?] it means to save a soul, to save a life. And that commandment supersedes all others. It means literally you may violate almost everything except, I think, three commandments of the heart, 613, - you may do anything, violate any commandment and the injunction simply to save a human life. And there are enough lives to be saved in - in Tibet.