I had run away from home three times. I had been kicked out of three different schools under different circumstances. I was kicked out of everything that I didn't quit. Kicked out of schools. Kicked out of summer camp, the Boy Scouts, the altar boys, the choir, and something else that I can't think of, that I'm proud of. Anyway, that was my pattern. I just began to invent myself early in life, and went out and did something about it.

All patriarchal societies are either preparing for war, at war, or recovering from war.

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.

I'm sure Hitler was great with his family.

The wisest man I ever knew taught me something I never forgot. And although I never forgot it, I never quite memorized it either. So what I’m left with is the memory of having learned something very wise that I can’t quite remember.

Professional soldiers are people who die for a living.

I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions.