"The actual God of many Americans... is simply the current of American life."

"It's a fine line between cleverness and stupidity."

"I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit."

"What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable."

"Only the gentle are ever really strong."

"You are the product of your own brainstorm."

"We all have thoughts that would shame the devil."

"A snake lurks in the grass."

"To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent."

"'Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart from life. '"

"Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change."

"The attempt and not the deed Confounds us."