In the city of Pyongyang, you don't have to look very far to see an image of the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung. They love the guy. He is responsible for the wonder that is North Korea.

I don't want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride.

Some soldier will say, 'You know, sir, you and I have some political disagreements, but I'm glad you came all the way out here.' And you know, you say, 'Well, maybe one day you'll see the light but I'm glad to be out here with you.'

Horror jolts me when I look at one of you and see a pair of beautiful eyes that make me think your mind might contain a world that could hold me as the bolts shake loose and fly from my frame.

I lay off a lot modern fiction and only rely on living writers for non-fiction work.

The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down.

The Ruts were a great punk rock band from England whose songs were as excellent as their time together was short.