Give a man or woman back his self-respect, and in most cases-not all, but most-you also give back that person's ability to think with at least some clarity.

People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.

Isn't it too bad that the great truths are all such lies.

God always punishes us for what we can't imagine.

But this wealth of information produced little or no insight.

I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.

There is the Watchmaker Theory that God wound up the universe and let it tick. That may be. or it may be that he takes a hand in things from time to time. But whatever it is, I am sure that there is something out there.