A Dream Pirate attack is swift and ragged. Like awkward phantoms, the pirates often fly in lurches and jerks, and they usually destroy everything that gets in their way.

I wish to be washed clean of my old life. To let go of my tide of sorrows and find my way to a new shore.

I think all wishes are the same, really, " she continued. "Whether they ask for this, that, or the other, what they are really asking for is happiness.

The connections we make in the course of a life--maybe that's what heaven is.

At any given moment the choice to be happy is present- we just have to choose to be happy.

What's in a name?  The accumulation of reputations from all who've owned it before you.

Fermat said he had a proof.

This ring belongs to the black hand. He killed your dad.

Logic doesn't stop you feeling. You can behave logically and it can hurt like hell. Or it can comfort you. Or release you. Or all at the same time

Sausage making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up.

For those broadcasters who are less than responsible, the FCC needs to have sharper teeth to enforce the law.

Our constitutional democracy demands our participation, all the time.

God has no forms, no limbs, no qualities, no preferences, no prejudices.