I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.

How could a just God permit great misery? The Haitian peasants answered with a proverb: "Bondye konn bay, men li pa konn separe," in literal translation, "God gives but doesn't share." This meant... God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That charge was laid upon us.

I've gotta keep life and computers separate, or else I'm gonna go mad.

In order to go on with our lives, we are always capable of making the ominous into the merely strange.

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.

In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place

Don't worry about being worried. You're heading out on an adventure and you can always change your mind along the way and try something else.