In the era of big brains, life stories could end up any which way. Look at mine.

What the Gospels actually said was: don't kill anyone until you are absolutely sure they aren't well connected.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

How embarrassing it is to be human.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.

The things other people have put into my head, at any rate, do not fit together nicely, are often useless and ugly, are out of proportion with one another, are out of proportion with life as it really is outside my head.