One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us?

Social media is fine, but we need to put the phones down and look somebody in the eye. Talk to your neighbor. Talk to your community. Especially talk to the one you love. It's all about connection. It's hard, but it's ultimately what gives us meaning in the world.

Even Superman's name reflects his creators' biblical knowledge.

The bottom line: If you want a happier family, bring those skeletons out of the closet.

The higher the joy is not the light, it's the reflection. The greater pleasure is not climbing up; it's handing down

The way to tell a really big story, I think, is to tell a really small story.

After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.