Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better. Interweave all these communities and you really have an America that is back on its feet again. I really think we are gonna have to reassess what constitutes a 'hero'.

I'm not a Luddite completely; I believe in refrigerators to cool my martinis, and washing machines because I hate to see women smacking their laundry against a rock. When I hear about hardware, I think of pots and pans, and when I hear about software, I think of sheets and towels.

The trouble with censorship is that once it starts it is hard to stop. Just about every book contains something that someone objects to.

My epitaph? My epitaph will be, 'Curiosity did not kill this cat'.

Hope never trickles down. It always springs up.

I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's like a tonic.

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in the faith of people, whatever faith they may have.