It's So Disappointing, To Put It Mildly,

Five Mysteries Hold The Keys To The Unseen: The Act Of Love, And The Birth Of A Baby, And The Contemplation Of Great Art, And Being In The Presence Of Death Or Disaster, And Hearing The Human Voice Lifted In Song.

If Turkey Wants To Join Europe, It Will Have To Become A European Country, And That Might Take A Long Time.

The People Suffering Most From The Taliban Were Afghans.

Your Blasphemy, Salman, Can't Be Forgiven. To Set Your Words Against The Words Of God.

If You Want To Draw People Into The Story, You Really Have To Write As If You're Writing A Novel And Make These Actually-existing People, Including The Actually-existing Person With My Name, Into A Believable Person On The Page. And That Requires Distance. That Requires Not Being Right Up Against The Events You're Talking About.