Language is not a handmaiden to perception; it is perception; it gives shape to what would otherwise be inert and dead.

It is always incorrect to assume you can know what someone's moral convictions are based on their philosophical theories.

Belief and knowledge are considered to be two different things. But they are not.

The first thing to ask when writing a sentence is 'What am I trying to do?'

No word floats without an anchoring connection within an overall structure.

I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to me.

Language is not a handmaiden to perception; it is perception; it gives shape to what would otherwise be inert and dead.