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.

It often is a terrible insult to some families if one of the kids turns out to be an artist and that's one way to really shake up the family if you haven't got nerve enough to turn into a homosexual.

Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.

Belief is nearly the whole of the universe whether based on truth or not.

Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me.

It shook up Trout to realize that even he could bring evil into the world — in the form of bad ideas.

The canary bird in the coal mine theory of the arts: artists should be treasured as alarm systems.