“Socialism is based on the notion that collaboration and sharing are more productive, humane, and moral than competition and privatization.”

“A good divorce is better than a bad marriage...but not much.”

“Life isn't about facts, it's about stories.”

“Should I apologize to my mother or the world for not listening to her when I was younger?”

“The single most violent person in the history of the world is the president of the United States.”

“I have met the town idiot, who declares that all the automobiles in the world are of less value than a single human life. I have met the most harmless inhabitant of Pine Beach: a wise man.”

“The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests.”