If wit is the most sophisticated form of humor, pranks are the most juvenile.

I think the evangelicals think they're in a holy war now.

The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.

Americans want to be protected, but not at the cost of vitiating the values that make us Americans.

Just because digital technology makes connecting possible doesn't mean you're actually reaching people.

When I need to work up my nerve to write a tough column, I try to think of myself as Emma Peel in a black leather catsuit.

The insane have achieved political respectability while the sane act too good for it all. The irrational celebrate while the rational act bored and above-it-all.