The B.C. spirit bear symbolizes the essence of the spirit of British Columbia. It is a powerful presence and a thing of wonder that lives in a magical land of beauty, grace and unbridled potential.

Discovery peaked 30 years ago. It takes no feat of the imagination. It takes no feat of intellect to conclude we now face the corresponding peak in production in 2005.

The abuser knows where you work. Even if a woman goes underground at night, the abuser knows where to find her during the day.

It's time for the Americans to say they're going to live up to their obligations and return the dollars that have been illegally taken from Canadians.

We don't want two-tier health care in Canada - one tier for Quebec and another tier for the rest of the country.

Even intellectuals should have learned by now that objective rationality is not the default position of the human mind, much less the bedrock of human affairs.

Spiders don't chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey's insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch!

Our relationship was toxic. He was slowly poisoning me. I was slowly poisoning him.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones

I've had a tough time with Pynchon. I liked him very much when I first read him. I liked him less with each book. He got denser and more complex in a way that didn't really pay off.

Evil may mar the divine image and cloud its brilliance, but it cannot destroy it.

The more you give, the more comes back to you, because God is the greatest giver in the universe, and He won't let you outgive Him. Go ahead and try. See what happens.

..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask.

Right is the eternal sun; the world cannot delay its coming.