I Will No Longer Take Anyone's Word

Love Him And Let Him Love You. Do You Think Anything Else Under Heaven Really Matters?

What Passes For Identity In America Is A Series Of Myths About One's Heroic Ancestors. It's Astounding To Me, For Example, That So Many People Really Seem To Believe That The Country Was Founded By A Band Of Heroes Who Wanted To Be Free.

The Moment We Break Faith With One Another, The Sea Engulfs Us And The Light Goes Out.

I Love America More Than Any Other Country In The World, And, Exactly For This Reason, I Insist On The Right To Criticize Her Perpetually. I Think All Theories Are Suspect, That The Finest Principles May Have To Be Modified, Or May Even Be Pulverized By The Demands Of Life, And That One Must Find, Therefore, One's Own Moral Center And Move Through The World Hoping That This Center Will Guide One Aright.

The Purpose Of Art Is To Lay Bare The Questions That Have Been Hidden By The Answers.