When a human kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice. Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why should man then expect mercy from God? It's unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give.

In many ways, astrology, numerology and palmistry are corruptions of the occult because they have attempted to make a practice out of something that is essentially imaginative.

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.

One has to trust that God knows how to manage the world.

I believe in free will. I have no choice.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.

Each soul must accomplish its task, or it would not have been sent here.