The most racist, nastiest act by the USA, after human slavery, was the bombing of Nagasaki. Not of Hiroshima, which might have had some military significance. But Nagasaki was purely blowing away men, women, and children.

I don't know what's going on, and I'm probably not smart enough to understand if somebody was to explain it to me. All I know is we're being tested somehow, by somebody or some thing a whole lot smarter than us, and all I can do is be friendly and keep calm and try and have a nice time till it's over.

One thing I hate about school committees today is that they cut arts programs out of the curriculum because they say the arts aren't a way to make a living.

The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not.

[Ayres] was our city because we were building it. That's how I felt when I walked around town.

There are plenty of good reasons for fighting.

What had made me move through so many dead and pointless years was curiosity.