“The Church today is more likely to alienate than to seduce...”

“The Westboro Baptist Church is no more a church than Church's Fried Chicken is a church.”

“There are cultures on Earth that are more alien than some of the aliens in SF.More extensive quote: "the theme of immersion into different cultures comes naturally to science fiction, since a major theme of the genre is how humans interact with 'alien' cultures. Yet many of the so-called alien cultures of science fiction, particularly in its younger days, felt myopic, more like Western cultures even than other cultures on our own planet.”

“I say seduce her, seduce her tonight. Break the door down if you have to. Tell her all those things you said to me about her. You will love her more tomorrow than today and how you want to die with her hand in yours–which is an excellent line, by the way, that I fully intend to borrow when the time comes.”

“Too many in the Church today are likes babies in the nursery,they put everything in their mouth.”

“A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation.”