“These questions are difficult. The answers are not obvious, and so there should be some pausing, some angst, some honest uncertainty as people struggle to decide the best course of action. But I see none of this in the press releases and reports I read. Instead I see both sides telling us that to be uncertain, to dialogue instead of rail, is to betray the cause.”
“Now, Sophia, would you care to tell me why you're here by the pond instead of reporting to your next class?''I'm experiencing some teenage angst, Mrs. Casnoff,' I answered. 'I need to, like, write in my journal or something.”
“On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.”
“Can our morrows be foretold?Your Grace might ask instead should our morrows be foretold? And to that I should answer no. Some doors are best left closed.See that you close mine as you leave.”
“Some people put up a peace sign with one hand. Some people put up the middle finger instead. I use two hands and put up both.”
“Why is life so difficult for some people and not for others?Why do some people have to struggle so much?”