Life is short, and we should respect every moment of it.

There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.

In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.

Great changes in the direction of peace have often come from people who were no great advocates of peace to begin with.

I am a highly disciplined person. I get up at seven every morning and, still in my pajamas, sit down at my desk where my checkered ring binders and my fountain pen are ready for use. I try to write two pages every day.

Now everyone is prouder and poorer

Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?