"And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"

"There are no innocent bystanders. Only innocent victims."

"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."

"To be a good writer, you have to be a good observer."

"History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again."