It’s great to be here on campus. It’s an honor to have been invited. It’s an honor to look out on the next generation of BU Terriers. I’ll give you a quote:

“I am a true adorer of life, and if I can’t reach as high as the face of it, I plant my kiss somewhere lower down. Those who understand will require no further explanation.”

Well, graduates … allow me to explain.

You used to have a professor here–a decent writer by the name of Saul Bellow. That comes from his novel Henderson the Rain King.