Nonetheless, do I have respect for people who believe in the hereafter? Of course I do. I might add, perhaps even a touch of envy too, because of the solace.

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I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I hope that memory is valued - that we do not lose memory.

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion...

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

I'm not up on the Internet, but I hear that is a democratic possibility. People...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

When you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a...

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

I hope for peace and sanity - it's the same thing.

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between...

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

So people are ready. I feel hopeful in that sense.

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work...

I want, of course, peace, grace, and beauty. How do you do that? You work...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

Someone who does an act. In a democratic society, you're supposed to be an activist;...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...

All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

If solace is any sort of succor to someone, that is sufficient. I believe in...

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

But once you become active in something, something happens to you. You get excited and...

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation...

We are the most powerful nation in the world, but we're not the only nation...

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I want a language that speaks the truth.

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's...

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

Religion obviously played a role in this book and the previous book, too.

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with...