For Catholics before Vatican II, the land of the free was pre-eminently the land of Sister Says-except, of course, for Sister, for whom it was the land of Father Says.

The town is as full as ever of 'characters,' all created by each other.

You noodle around with tempo and sound until you get the perfect fit for that particular song, and then, so long as you can sustain it, God is on your side and everything comes easily and even the waiters smile.

Suicide is about life, being in fact the sincerest form of criticism life gets.

The spiritual life becomes very simple when you're sick.

Baseball fans are pedants, there is no other kind.

Mushy reviews are a breach of faith