God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New--the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance.

When in doubt tell the truth.

I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.

If ever you've been down in the dumps, hear these iconic authors share with you more than their writing wisdom.

Each season brings a world of enjoyment and interest in the watching of its unfolding, its gradual harmonious development, its culminating graces-and just as one begins to tire of it, it passes away and a radical change comes, with new witcheries and new glories in its train.

All our acts, reasoned and unreasoned, are selfish

The ability to find solutions to life's challenges is what makes us grow as a person.