Behind every coincidence, every stroke of luck, and every miracle, there is inevitably a cold and calculating mind.

In my hometown, the sky seemed endless . . . but there was nothing to see.

If you truly want to escape the ordinary, you'll simply need to keep evolving. Whether what you seek is above or below.

I can't bring myself to trust you. But even if you were to betray me, and even if you were to become my enemy... would it be okay for me to love? Could you... let me love you?

The world isn't as bad as you think.

For us, the playground of fiction is just as important as reality

It's easier to crush a dream than realize one, forming a bond is infinitely more difficult than breaking one

If reality is as equally valuable as fiction, then you should just chalk up the parts of the past you don’t need to your imagination

Shizuo Heiwajima, the strongest man in Ikebukuro: "I just want the ability to control myself. That's the kind of strength I want.

The other raised his club and attacked L, who inexpliciably fell over on his back like an overturned frog.

By gaming we lose both our time and treasure - two things most precious to the life of man.

The universe is filled with the evidence of God's greatness. In awesome wonder we can consider the worlds He has made.

It's weird sometimes to have people not see me or see what I do.

The vocation of pastor has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.

On 'American Gladiators,' I got to pummel a lot of people off a pyramid with a giant Q-tip. It was so much fun to wrestle people with no risk of getting knocked out or choked out.

The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy.

I'm fascinated by politics. I love watching everyone from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Lawrence Krauss to people like Richard Dawkins and Noam Chomsky on YouTube.

If anything pass in a religious meeting seditiously and contrary to the public peace, let it be punished in the same manner and no otherwise than as if it had happened in a fair or market.

Christmas is the beachhead of God’s campaign against sin and sadness, darkness and death, fear and frustration.