"Light reveals righteousness, and it also reveals sin."

“In the mid-1960s, as hard to believe as it may be now, choosing to go into academic philosophy was not an imprudent career choice. There were lots of academic jobs in philosophy then.”

“It was depressing, ... I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer the challenge I wanted and yet, without a college education, I felt that I was really out of luck.”

“I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.”

“I believe God has instilled in us a craving, a deep desire to run with Him on a fantastic adventure, yet many of us crawl along in life without even a glimpse of our hidden passion. There has to be a reason for living. There must be a Camelot, a hidden Utopia where we can rest from our personal campaigns. Fantasy opens our eyes to a better place, a shining city we do not yet know. And these stories provide a mental bridge to that city as we pursue horizons we could never distinguish with our physical eyes.”

“Funny women are honest women.”

“My only weapon is my pen, I'm a songwriter.”

“I don't have an iPod! It's never appealed to me, really.”

Source : "'This really does keep my brain young'". Interview With Stuart O'Connor, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2008.

“I think there are different kinds of happiness. We know when we're happy a lot of the time, but then there are those moments that have more of an afterglow, when the happiness has more depth.”

Source : Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.