I love that Voltaire was so willing to shock his readers with arbitrary cruelty. And I can completely relate to it.

If there's reason for hope, it lies in man's occasional binges of cooperation. To save our planet, we'll need that kind of heroic effort, in which all types of people join forces for the common good

I resisted parenthood for a long, long time. But having a daughter has given me a sense of hopefulness that I didn't have before.

As a child, I tried to play by the rules. I got very good grades in school; I was an Eagle Scout; and I believed in all of it.

Men often struggle with their attraction to other women. They don't quite understand why they have to be with the same woman forever.

Life is challenging for everyone. If someone can believe that he's a sovereign in his tiny domain, it's just an adaptation to life.

I had a bumper sticker on my car for a long time that said, "Kill your television." People helpfully pointed out that I was a total fraud because I was a television writer.