Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the inner life of the culture. read more

Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the inner life of the culture. Now bomb-makers and gunman have taken that territory. They make raids on human consciousness. What writers used to do before we were all incorporated.

The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are read more

The world today has a strong democratic core shaped by American ingenuity, sacrifice, and spirit. But on the periphery are many unstable and dangerous places, where terrorists seek to impose a medieval dark age. As we learned so brutally and so personally, we do face a new threat. But we also face a renewed choice - between isolation in a perilous world, which I believe is impossible in any event, and engagement to shape a safer world which is the urgent imperative of our time.

We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for read more

We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. . . . We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.

If I were an Al Qaeda guy, I wouldn't go out for a pizza.

If I were an Al Qaeda guy, I wouldn't go out for a pizza.

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said read more

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.'

I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.

I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.

Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a read more

Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac

If you listen to the politicians, you might think we are all terrorists

If you listen to the politicians, you might think we are all terrorists

A driver is a king on a vinyl bucket-seat throne, changing direction with the turn of a wheel, changing the read more

A driver is a king on a vinyl bucket-seat throne, changing direction with the turn of a wheel, changing the climate with a flick of the button, changing the music with the switch of a dial.