“Anyone can change the world and everyone should try.”

“Understand is not the word; you are right, you can never really 'understand' about someone, anyone, even yourself. It is best to believe in them as human; feel that they are alive like you and need warmth, concern.”

“Those Mennonite villages in Russia are my heritage, but not my world. The world I feel and sense in my bones is the bush of northern Saskatchewan, of prairie Canada.”

“You don’t have any balls?’ For once I wasn’t trying to be insulting.”

“Women partners of men with Asperger's Syndrome have mentioned qualities such as quiet, kind, strong, and attentive as what attracted them to their partners. The man may be perceived as a "silent stranger" due to lack of social and conversational skills, but there is the possibility that his social naivete and immaturity can be changed by a partner who is a natural expert on empathy, socializing, and conversation.”

“My problem wasn’t that he was a vamp, or that he was gay. I didn’t like him because he was a politician.”

“I see that dangerous look in your eyesYou're soul searchingBut is a soul really worth your whole life”