Death Is Not The Enemy; Living In

What Was Most Significant About The Lunar Voyage Was Not That Men Set Foot On The Moon But That They Set Eye On The Earth.

The Justification For Those Actions Was That We Were Living In A Very Hard, Predatory, Cloak-and-dagger World And That The Only Way To Deal With A Totalitarian Enemy Was To Intimidate Him. The Trouble With This Theory Was That While We Live In A World Of Plot And Counterplot, We Also Live In A World Of Cause And Effect. Whatever The Cause For The Decision To Legitimize And Regularize Deceit Abroad, The Inevitable Effect Was The Practice Of Deceit At Home.

The Capacity For Hope Is The Most Significant Fact Of Life.

Ten Minutes Of Genuine Belly Laughter Had An Anesthetic Effect And Would Give Me At Least Two Hours Of Pain-free Sleep.

Never Deny A Diagnosis, But Do Deny The Negative Verdict That May Go With It.