Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

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Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...