My mother only said: Thank God the scorpion picked on me and spared my children.

The saint, we are told, once lived a life of sin - nothing spectacular, of course, just the usual things.

I am not afraid of death, which after all can't be far away. What does frighten me, though, is the halfway stage.

For children, parents are a yardstick for normalcy.

It takes darkness inside of a person to see it in others.

He'd believed it. She couldn't believe that he believed it. Sometimes, she hated him for that.

Muslims want the western countries to apologize. Why? because this gives them a sense of empowerment. It makes them feel good about themselves, it stokes their ego.

It's not until recently that I could even imagine myself as an adult. But these kids today, they look at me like I'm Neil Young. Nirvana is the band their parents listen to.

I have not seen Al Gore's movie.

Government is a parasite-a cancer that by nature tries to spread deeper into society. Those who want to run others' lives won't give up and start minding their own business.

Jewel of life, guiding light, heralding a joyous new dawn.

For me, the experience of being in other culture really set up a longing. When I'm traveling, things seem really sharp. You learn things ten times faster.