The lesser evil is also evil.

does one ever say the same thing in the same way to two different people?

there is nothing sorer to the spirit than falling below what one's lover thinks of one.

It's possible to go faster than folk are ready for; that's the key to democracy.

the best committee's a committee of one!

... the fishermen of Port Sonas care only for the two things, fishing and women. And there's some that are no' that keen on the fishing.

Of course there were areas of safety; nothing could get at me if I curled up on my father's lap, holding his ear with one thumb tucked into it... All about him was safe.

On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.

Forsake it in the morning. Do not ring it the next day.Make no commitment to comfort.

Nature is not human-hearted.

Here's the thing with me and the religious thing. This is the flat-out truth: I find the religiosity and philosophy in the music. I don't find it anywhere else.

When we choose to obey God and give our bodies to our husbands—even if we don’t feel like it—God will reward us with pleasure.

Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide family planning services. Planned parenthood has a right to perform abortions.

Death is not a disaster. Too many births - that is the real disaster.

Poetry begins as the divine speech of the bicameral mind. Then, as the bicameral mind breaks down, there remain prophets.

Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.

I'm an optimist at heart.