Quotes of the day, November 17
America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the government's refusal to control that border is why there are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona and why the nation, sensibly insisting on first things first, resists 'comprehensive' immigration reform.
George Will
May 13
But was there ever dog that praised his fleas?
William Butler Yeats
May 12
A bit of mould is a pleiad of flowers; a nebula is an ant-hill of stars.
Victor Hugo
May 11
No one ever dies an atheist.
Plato
May 10
You know that thing people say, 'poetry is the hardest, stories are the second hardest, novels are the easiest?' I'm here to tell you that novels are the hardest. Writing a novel is unbelievably difficult. It's nightmarish.
Ethan Canin
May 9
Man can't do without God. Just like you're thirsty, you have to drink water. You just can't go without God.
Bob Marley