We may have pain, but not as great as His name.

I don't imagine book elitists as my audience when writing. I dream about teachers, morticians and garbage men instead.

But life is long. And it is the long run that balances the short flare of interest and passion.

Things have changed. The suburbs are developed, but other parts, like where we recorded Spirit and Danse Manatee are still woodland and farmland.

The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.

I will search for hidden talents that I didn't know I had and do my best to cultivate them. I am grateful for each day, and I will try to use each day as a stepping stone to greater achievements.

Indeterminism does not confer freedom on us: I would feel that my freedom was impaired if I thought that a quantum mechanical trigger in my brain might cause me to leap into the garden and eat a slug

I love teaching. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future.

My family responsibilities don't conflict with my career. Not at all.

Chemotherapy is brutal. The goal is pretty much to kill everything in your body without killing you.

Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.