...my ability to trust had been shattered into splinters, its fragmented shards slicing through every darkened recess of my mind, his absolution won my over all the more.

My family says they are proud of me. Of course, I would rather hear this than the contrary, but I cannot say that I am proud of myself, so I find that I cannot 'talk about it'.

We were not told how Alexander the Great was the last person in history to successfully 'pacify' what would become Afghanistan, over 2, 000 years ago.

My mother describes me as 'a real hero . . . just like your grandfather'. But I do not know what to do with this accolade for her son, other than let her have moment, or it helps her back here.

Without God all things are permitted.

I do not encourage early morning chirpiness, even in those whom I know and love. It is generally a sign of a sloppy mind, and is not to be encouraged.

You go through so many changes as a child, then you grow up and discover that none of that stuff mattered, except for the impression it made on your mind.

If you attack Ann Coulter, you don't end up with your cat killed or your tires slashed.

What does that mean know me, know me, nobody ever knows anybody else, ever! You will never know me.

Psychiatrist to patient: Maybe you don't have a complex. Maybe you are inferior.

Every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies.

You may have noted the fact that it is a person's virtues as often as his vices that make him difficult to live with.

The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less.

There are too many artists, too many dealers and too much art.