There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.

There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.

Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.

Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism.

If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa 1968.

If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa 1968.

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great read more

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding -- that existence is a struggle.

Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which read more

Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service.

Memory is the thing you forget with.

Memory is the thing you forget with.

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?

The world is a living image of God.

The world is a living image of God.

If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.

If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.