When the course of experience made me see that there is no saviour and no special grace, no remission beyond the human, that pain is to be endured and fades, if it fades, only with time, then God became nothing to me but a dyslexic dog, with neither bark nor bite.

Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life.

We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man.

I have read that there are two fears that cannot be trained out of us: the startle reaction upon hearing an unexpected noise, and vertigo. I would like to add a third, to wit, the rapid and direct approch of a known killer

I love Canada. Its a wonderful political act of faith that exists atop a breathtakingly beautiful land.

You can get used to anything - haven't I already said that? Isn't that what all survivors say?

First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first.