Place is security, space is freedom.

Geography is the study of earth as the home of people

A great city may be seen as the construction of words as well as stone.

All creative effort - including the making of an omelet - is preceded by destruction.

It is by thoughtful reflection that the elusive moments of the past draw near to us in present reality and gain a measure of permanence.

Lucidity, I maintain, is almost always desirable.

Animals are like humans, only more openly carnal and sexual, more openly and therefore more disarmingly absurd.

People tend to suppress that which they cannot express.

It is our feelings that guide us and they can never lead us wrong

A woman who does not guard and treasure herself cannot be of very much value to anyone else.

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.

...she'll cry, and if she does, I probably will, and then she'll have found a way in, and I will not let her pierce my walls in a Trojan horse of sympathy.

Certainly this is a duty not a sin. "Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness."

The whole idea of hobknobbing and schmoozing and the concept of an "elite" class of celebrities better than the common people has always made my stomach turn.

One of the worst things that happened to black people in America historically is integration. People ask me why I say that and I tell them it's because we gave up all of our control.

The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self, not an affirming of self.

We had become those guys... who started a fight... at a Harry Potter book party.

It's not too far; it just seems like it is.