“A society whose moral ideas inhibit their own defense will always suffer defeat by the very predators they deem immoral.”

“I had a werewolf morning. Awoke with a rum hangover, imagined blood on the walls, and prayed to god it was mine.”

“I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.”

“He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.”

“Worry is momentary atheism crying out for correction by trust in a good, sovereign God. Suffering breaks self-reliance.”

“We know too much, and what might have been excused in other times can no longer stand up to reason. ... with that understanding comes moral responsibility.”

“I haven't the slightest idea what art is, but to be a painter is something of which you have to prove.”