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 do believe in God. I think God has given so much power to people, and intelligence, and said, 'Well, you are on your own. Maybe I'm tired, I need a nap. You are mature. Why don't you look after yourselves?' And I think He's been sleeping too much.

...Attempts at imitation would put the emphasis where it didn't belong. The goal was to improve the lives of others, not oneself.

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.

You can write about anything, and if you write well enough, even the reader with no intrinsic interest in the subject will become involved.

Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time

The goofiness of radicals thinking they have to dress in Guatemalan peasant clothes. The poor don't want you to look like them. They want you to dress in a suit and go get them food and water. Comma.