Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race.

Women are terrified of being raped, but somewhere in the back of the womb there is one rebellious nerve end that tingles with curiosity whenever the word is mentioned.

Any candidate who'd offered a real possibility of an alternative to Nixon - someone with a different concept of the presidency - could have challenged him and come very close to beating him.

Jesus man! You don't look for acid! Acid finds you when it thinks you're ready.

All my life, my heart has sought a thing I cannot name. Remembered line from a long- forgotten poem

Given my calling I had to stumble across people who felt the same way. I was a young reporter.

Which is not really a hell of a lot to ask, Lord, because the final incredible truth is that I am not guilty. All I did was take your gibberish seriously... and you see where it got me? My primitive Christian instincts have made me a criminal.