There is a plan to this universe. There is a high intelligence, maybe even a purpose, but it's given to us on the installment plan.
The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything.