"I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud, and that the jig is up. Surely someone will rise up from the audience and say out loud that not only am I not funny and helpful, but I'm annoying, and a phony."

"I like the desert for short periods of time, from inside a car, with the windows rolled up, and the doors locked. I prefer beach resorts with room service."

"We must not inflict life on children who will be resented we must not inflict unwanted children on society."

"The first holy truth in God 101 is that men and women of true faith have always had to accept the mystery of God's identity and love and ways. I hate that, but it's the truth."

"An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things."

"To conquer fear is to realize that hope is the anchor of a weary soul."

"To conquer fear is to realize that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"It is a enduring truth that fear will knock at every door; only those with resolved hearts refuse to let it enter."