"We will not be beaten. But we may be shamed and embarrassed on a needlessly long road to victory."

"The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul."

"Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent."

"When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life."