The best way of being kind to bears is not to be very close to them.

Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women.

Despite their cool poses they wear their cravings on the outside, like the suckers on a squid. They want it all.

For if the world treats you well, Sir, you come to believe you are deserving of it.

What we share may be a lot like a traffic accident but we get one another. We are survivors of each other. We have been shark to one another, but also lifeboat. That counts for something.

Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands clear.

I am nervous about dogmas of any kind, whether they be religious, political, or anti-religious. Too many heads have rolled because of them.