I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone. I get drunk, and I drive my wife away with a breath like mustard gas and roses. And then, speaking gravely and elegantly into the telephone, I ask the telephone operators to connect me with this friend or that one, from whom I have not heard in years.

Be patient. Your future will come to you and lie down at your feet like a dog who knows and loves you no matter what you are.

He couldn't tell the difference between one politician and another. They were all formlessly enthusiastic chimpanzees to him.

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

Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.

Where you can see tribal behavior now is in this business about teaching evolution in a science class and intelligent design. It's the scientists themselves are behaving tribally.

You develop a style from writing a lot.