We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

Idealism has devolved into madness.