There are no bystanders in this life.

[On the desert:] The wind was a constant, and when you paid attention, it seemed like the earth's own breathing.

If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive lesson from it. In being candid, I have to own up to my own failures, both in my marriage and in my work environment.

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.

Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.

It's not the heart that compels conclusions in cases, it's the law.

No matter how liberal I am, I'm still outraged by crimes of violence. Regardless of whether I can sympathize with the causes that lead these individuals to do these crimes, the effects are outrageous.