"As knowledge increases, wonder deepens." Charles Morgan, quoted as "Thought du jour" in "Social Studies" in Globe and Mail April 24, 2013
In my latest National Post column I argue that forbidding "cultural appropriation" would stifle dialogue and sympathy.
“History to me is the story of people and how they lived, not just an endless story of dynasty and wars. They are a part of the story, of course…" Louis L’Amour Education of a Wandering Man
"Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining." Anne Lamott, quoted as "Thought du jour" in Globe and Mail September 6, 2002
In my latest piece for C2C Journal I take issue with Peter Stockland's blanket condemnation of marijuana in that publication.
"Was Kierkegaard right when he said that all despair about earthly things is actually – and without us necessarily being aware of this – despair about the Eternal?" Leszek Kolakowski in First Things June-July 2003
"A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative." One of "Gilbert!’s Top Dozen Very Bad Puns" in Gilbert! magazine Vol. 5 #8 (July/August 2002)
"If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?" Thomas à Kempis, quoted as "Thought du jour" in Globe and Mail October 21, 2002