Ignorantly is how we all fall in love; for it is a kind of fall. Closing our eyes, we leap from that cliff in hope of a soft landing. Nor is it always soft; but still, without that leap nobody comes to life.

I for one don't need a supreme "sacred" arbiter in order to be a moral being.

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

The people suffering most from the Taliban were Afghans.

Something was badly amiss with the spiritual life of the planet...Too many demons inside people claiming to believe in God.

Hell is other people's fantasies.

I grew up reading 'The Jungle Books' and loving them.