What you gain from wishing will fit on the sharp end of a needle.

Humans are surely the most frightened creatures on earth. We cry out, 'Give us someone to worship, anyone, even a ghost will do.'

I am always pleased when a sharp and talented mind stays seated until the fat lady sings in my misanthrope operas.

It is not possible for me to explain just how wonderful it is to see this house that George Exxon Bush and the moral majority built on the sand come toppling down.

People strive for approval. They get it by sacrificing all that is real about themselves.

Fear is exactly like nuclear power. It's dangerous enough under ideal conditions.