“Storytelling is among the oldest forms of communication. Storytelling is the commonality of all human beings, in allplaces, in all times. ”

“Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it’s no wonder. We’re storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation?”

“Storytelling is a form of self-disclosure.”

“What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.”

“I realize, for the first time, how very lonely I've been in the arena. How comforting the presence of another human being can be.”

“the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong.”

“I no longer feel any allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despise being one myself.”