"I feel great identification with the developing world."

"I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States launched a covert war against another nation in violation of international law, a war that was wrong and immoral."

"The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery."

"In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words."

"I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"If you're writing, you're starting in private. It can really be this amazing, private, freeing experience. Forget that it's for other people - that comes in later."

"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often."