"Politics should be about politics, not tribal ties"

“language is magical - it's a form of conjuring. If you do it convincingly, readers will follow you.”

“Not voting is one of the worst things that could happen in our community. You can vote for whoever you want to, but choosing not to vote spits in the face of our ancestors who fought for our right to vote.”

“I never saw so sweet a face. As that I stood before. My heart has left it dwelling place ... and can return no more.”

Source : John Clare (2015). “Poems Chiefly from Manuscript”, p.268, The Floating Press

“some people always have a touch of youth about them.”

Source : Ivy Compton-Burnett (2011). “A Family and a Fortune”, p.131, A&C Black

“When at last I came upon the right book, the feeling was violent: it blew open a hole in me that made life more dangerous because I couldn't control what came through it.”

“I am impressed by the way Annie Kevans captured the different types of beauties that have been my inspiration and my muses from my grandmother to artists like David Bowie and Boy George.”

“... the job [at the Manhattan Institute] gives me a platform where I can focus on the themes that I explored in both Gusher of Lies and Power Hungry: that the myths about "green" energy are largely just that, myths; that hydrocarbons are here to stay; and that if we are going to pursue the best "no regrets" policy with regard to energy, then we should be avidly promoting natural gas and nuclear energy.”

“A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.”