“Today, neither Left nor Right can find their footing.”

“Perhaps that is the wisdom of life, to tread in your father's steps, and look neither to the right nor to the left.”

“Anne Lamott’s priest friend Tom, how to get through:"Left foot, right foot, left foot, breathe," he said. "Right foot, left foot, right foot, breathe." Salon April 25, 2003”

“Human beings were given a left foot and a right foot to make a mistake first to the left, then to the right, left again and repeat.”

“I write about subectivety-and inarticulation-about life pushing you into a state where everything is melting until you're left with the absolute and you can find neither the words nor the images to express it.”

“The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.”