There’s discipline, Mahrree knew, and then there’s abuse. The first works, while the second never does. And some people, like Lemuel Thorne, had no idea there was even a difference.

That must be what power does to a man: erases what he knows and makes him remember only what services him at the moment.

But for some reason the Department believed all students should learn the exact same way and at the exact same time, demonstrating that no one in Instruction knew the first thing about children.

—fear comes only when you don’t have faith in the outcome. And boredom comes only when you believe there’s nothing new worth learning. I simply can’t understand how any of that will occur today.

....And then I turned and saw a guy staring at me...."What are you looking at, idiot?" I asked, giving him the sneer that had served me so well."My future wife. The mother of my children.

For our generation walks as in Hades, without the divine.

Damn, her mouth was a weapon.

Maybe it's not just about finding the perfect friend, partner, or tribe, but finding the perfection in those you've already found.

The equation of religion with belief is rather recent.

Conversely, it is correct to say that bringing about peace would be the best way to fight terror.

I'm definitely not an outsider artist. I'm very much an insider artist. I get written about in art magazines, and I'm not, like, in a mental institution. I'm a regular guy who went to art school.

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a little kid, but they coaxed me into trying it as a 10th grader.

I'm working 2 days a week right now, narration usually on Wed., and host on camera on Friday.