It seems that the analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. And literature does it, unlike gossip, without mentioning names.

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise... Because this is how life is full of surprises.

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

We are all God's creatures-that we pray to God for mercy and justice while we continue to eat the flesh of animals that are slaughtered on our account is not consistent.

Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However, anyone who has ever lived with an animal-be it a dog, a bird, or even a mouse-knows that this theory is a brazen lie, invented to justify cruelty.