There's nothing quite so irritating to an author as a family member's easy confidence that, of course, the book will come.

One of the fruits of longevity is establishing a reputation you may not deserve.

An almost seismic sense of expectation emanates from a college campus. That is the true elixir of youth: the grand, the glorious, the magnificent hopes and dreams because all things - all things - are yet possible.

There's nothing quite so irritating to an author as a family member's easy confidence that, of course, the book will come.

All reporters have a stripe of irreverence in their mental makeup. It usually keeps them from turning into toadies, a danger for those who associate, even in an adversarial way, with the rich and powerful.

Oh, the joys of baseball, manly men in tight pants.

Mary Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a big heart. I love her books.