The use of "religion" as an excuse to repress the freedom of expression and to deny human rights is not confined to any country or time.

What a moron I was to think you were sweet and innocent, when it turns out you were actually college-educated the whole time!

There's something to be said for hunger: at least it lets you know you're still alive.

Writing... is an act of faith: I believe it's also an act of hope, the hope that things can get better than they are.

I hate to tell you this, but you will never actually go to a galaxy far, far away and encounter Darth Vader. That's science fiction; it isn't going to happen.

The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'

...we must be a beacon of hope, because if you tell people there's nothing they can do, they will do worse than nothing.