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“I think weíre all still trying to figure out the ethics of dying.”

Originally published on March 31, 2005

“Nearly everything that is going on in your body reveals itself in some way in the fluids in your mouth, whether it is from saliva, mucous or the plaque on your teeth.”

Originally published on March 17, 2005

“They’re second-tier athletes who would like to be in the first tier.”

Originally published on January 27, 2005

“I wouldn’t dare. …because the bronze they were stored in is loaded with lead—at levels as high as 20 percent—and I’m not interested in a touch of lead poisoning.”

Originally published on January 13, 2005

“There’s a natural and healthy tendency among students to question the piety of their teachers.”

Originally published on January 13, 2005

“I’d seen the exit-poll numbers … and thought Kerry had won. The subsequent articles trying to explain what had happened made no sense to me." ”

Originally published on December 9, 2004

“The Internet is not the place for honesty in getting a mate, getting a loan and probably getting a kidney.”

Originally published on November 18, 2004

“The corporation is a difficult place for black people to navigate. I saw a lot of 'floating'... where people make all these work friends, but never took them home.”

Originally published on November 4, 2004

“It would be a mistake to try to make pets of wild rats.”

Originally published on April 17, 2003

“There is also the possibility that you humanize the soldiers and some of them come home in a body bag.”

Originally published on April 3, 2003