I do think that there is such a thing as human nature, and that the things that we have in common are perhaps greater than the things that divide us.

Abraham Zogoiby covered his face that night in August 1939 because he had been assailed by fear, [...] a sudden apprehension that the ugliness of life might defeat its beauty; that love did not make lovers invulnerable. Nevertheless, he thought, even if the world's beauty and love were on the edge of destruction, theirs would still be the only side to be on; defeated love would still be love, hate's victory would not make it other than it was.

I did a lot of student acting when I was young.

Too many people spouting too many words, and in the end those words will turn to bullets and stones.

The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you.

What's the use of stories that aren't even true?

The problem's name is God.