Books, like people, can't be reduced to the cost of the materials with which they were made. Books, like people, become unique and precious once you get to know them.

I tell you, families are definitely the training ground for forgiveness.

Leave nothing for death but a burned-out castle

This life is full of vanity

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

I'm not trying to recapture anything. It's really about moving forward. I don't have much reverence for what I've done in the past.

The strength of the Democratic Party of Cook County is not something that just happened.

I have no desire to go back to San Francisco.

Language is like music; we rejoice in beauty, range, and quality in both, and we are demeaned by the repetition of a few sour notes.

... there’s also nothing noble about being fearless. How much do you wanna bet the last man standing in a battle is usually the biggest fool of all?” - Paul Hudson

In the whole history of this country, we have probably won more friends from the power of our example than from the power of our military.