War is about remaking the world to suit the whims of some powerful group over the whims of some other powerful group. The dead are just the sparks that fly from the metal as they grind it down.

Something coming back from the dead was almost always bad news. Movies taught me that. For every one Jesus you get a million zombies.

But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them.

That ability to see the right choice, but not until several hours have passed since making the wrong one? That's what makes a person a dumbass, folks.

Kittens will make your sad go away

John's old Caddie had a huge engine that would qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the road, chugging gas and farting a blue cloud of dinosaur souls.

Son, the greatest trick the Devil pulled was convincing the world there was only one of him.

Start working on whatever you hesitate Because there is an ending to every beginning. When you make it to the end, You will realize the hesitation was a waste of time.

Cynicism does not cause inaction.

Which would prove I'm a monster, Arnie? Sacrificing the people I love for the fight? Or walking away from the fight to save the people i love?

You know if you walked around the world, your hat would travel thirty-one feet farther than your shoes?

Johnny Appleseed was revered . . he was . . . an evangelist (of a doctrine veering perilously close to pantheism).

Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you.

Don't keep saying, "I don't know where the time goes." It goes the same place it's always gone and no one has ever known where that is.

There were shadows galore in the dim light, but there was one shadow that did not correspond to any object in the room. It lurked next to the fireplace, a formless, undulating darkness.

Not even Carol knows firsthand how it feels to be hurt in such a way by someone who's supposed to protect you

We heard no other sounds. We met no other people. We saw only two bright red birds leap startled from the center of the meadow and dart into the woods.

I deserve a fair trial, like every other American citizen. A large amount of ugly, malicious misinformation has been released to the media about me.

When people all wear the same thing, people notice. They aren't stupid. People don't go, "Oh, you can see right through them!"

God loves us completely. And He knew us at our worst before He ever began to love us at all.

We humans think linearly but tech trends are exponential.