Perchance God will pity a race that sought the better angels of its nature and found only its lesser demons.

Always telling the truth is no doubt better than always lying, although equally pathological.

No matter what you do in life, a part of you still sits at a curbside, still hearing the drumbeat of a distant parade, still waiting for it to turn the corner.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, not forgetting to leave others be as you would have them leave you be.

Two things are owed to truthfulness: lasting marriages and short friendships.

It is a perversely human perception that animals in their native habitat are running wild.

To become a grandparent is to enjoy one of the few pleasures in life for which the consequences have already been paid.