"I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about men, ditto. And all the variants of men and women, beasts and demons."

“Let us remember: trials are an evidence of a Father's love.”

Source : H. Burke Peterson (1986). “A glimpse of glory”, Bookcraft, Incorporated

“Today's Islamic fundamentalism is also a cover for political motifs. We should not overlook the political motifs we encounter in forms of religious fanaticism”

“Non-citizen terrorist suspects are not members of the American national community, and they have no proper claim on the rights Americans accord one another.”

Source : David Frum, Richard Perle (2003). “An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror”, p.192, Random House

“You cannot hide from the world. It will find you. It always does. And now it has found me. My split second of immortality is over. All that's left now is the end, which is all any of us ever has.”

“He who does not meditate acts as one who never looks into the mirror and so does not bother to put himself in order, since he can be dirty without knowing it. The person who meditates and turns his thoughts to God who is the mirror of the soul, seeks to know his defects and tries to correct them, moderates himself in his impulses and puts his conscience in order.”

“I didn't have a regular school experience and wanted a more abstract way of learning. I started exploring in lots of different creative ways. It gave me the opportunity to travel and play music, so it was good for me.”

“My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents.”

“There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.”