The entire population of Blackfin maintained a wary distance from her, as though the skeletons in their closets were spring-loaded and ready to burst out onto the front lawn.

I'm not a cynic. I am a realist.

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I usually travel with a lot of people, like my dad, mom and sisters.

What are the sciences but maps of universal laws, and universal laws but the channels of universal power; and universal power but the outgoings of a universal mind?

The greatest warriors are the ones who fight for peace.

But Cuba doesn't have a dictatorship - it's a revolutionary democracy.

The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.

Finally, one just has to shut up, sit down, and write.

Obsessing on evil is boring. Rousing fear is a hackneyed shtick. Wallowing is despair is a bad habit. Indulging in cynicism is akin to committing a copycat crime.

People who say they read more write better.