I've been living alone for so long, everything about me’s private. I’m surprised anyone’s able to understand a word I say.

There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.

I couldn't help wondering if that was what God put me on Earth for--to find out how much a man could take without breaking.

Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.

What geography can give all Middle Westerners, along with the fresh water and topsoil, if they let it, is awe for an Edenic continent stretching forever in all directions. Makes you religious. Takes your breath away.

Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.