I came out of Capitol Hill. Well, that's just not an ordinary background for a writer of the ordinary American sort.

Terrorism is a direct response to the crimes our government has committed against foreigners (besides which, the actual terrorists are within our own government)

One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says.

To have an interest in both sexes is equally normal. Whether it's practiced or not is something else. Some do. Some don't.

I have never been particularly impressed by the self centered musings of my fellow writers.

There is hardly an American male of my generation who has not at one time or another tried to master the victory cry of the great ape as it issued from the androgynous chest of Johnny Weissmuller, to the accompaniment of thousands of arms and legs snapping during attempts to swing from tree to tree in the backyards of the Republic.

...you will do more harm than good by attempting to supplant old dogmas and customs with new dogmas. It will be the same in the end except that the old is less militant, less dangerous than a new order imposed by enthusiasts.