Asked why they wanted to fight, the young women said they enjoyed it, just as some men and boys do.

Well, it arose out of two long-term concerns - the first being the possibility of genetic manipulation, nature versus nurture, what constitutes how people get to be how they are.

Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea.

Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.

They thought to use and shame me but I win out by nature, because a true freak cannot be made. A true freak must be born.

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

The truth is always an insult or a joke, lies are generally tastier. We love them. The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyone's comfort

Women who pay their own rent don't have to be nice.

Every doorway, every intersection has a story.

I get glimpses of the horror of normalcy. Each of these innocents on the street is engulfed by a terror of their own ordinariness. They would do anything to be unique.

Suddenly the staggering love bursts away from me like milk from a smashed glass.

Good to see you too, Otto." -Sydney Rose

Any religion that cannot stand up to a modern scientific reasoning, and to rational proof, is asinine

The test of real and vigorous thinking, the thinking which ascertains truths instead of dreaming dreams, is successful application to practice.

Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.

I'm a happy guy. I just want to see people laugh and smile.

A cup brimful of sweetness cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, no matter how suddenly jarred.

I think Democrats often hold the unconstrained vision, and Republicans focus more on the Rule of Law.

If you want to be loved, be loveable.

The bottom line is, if every single platinum song right now wasn't auto-tuned, then I would be like, "I can't be a rapper."

Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.