From all wise men, O Lord, protect us.

A man always assumes that others are as virtuous as himself

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

Withholding a decision is a decision.

As history shows us, when colonization is voluntary, people will self-select better than any testing system. It’s like those foolish attempts to control immigration to American based on the traits that were deemed desirable, when in fact the only trait that defines Americans historically is “descended from somebody willing to give up everything to live there.” Willingness is the single most important test.

Love is random; fear is inevitable.

Quim," she said, "don't ever try to teach me about good and evil. I've been there, and you've seen nothing but a map.