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

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

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

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

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

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

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.

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

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

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

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...

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

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...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

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

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

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...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

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...

Our God and soldiers we alike adore ev'n at the brink of danger; not before:...

Our God and soldiers we alike adore ev'n at the brink of danger; not before:...

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even...

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even...

Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is...

Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is...