Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of years, but that doesn't mean we should all attack ships and steal their gold.

It looked exhausting and pointless, two things that should be avoided at all costs

They say in every library there is a single book that can answer the question that burns like a fire in the mind.

When I was researching my very first novel, "The Basic Eight," I was calling right-wing political and religious organizations and asking them to mail me their material so that I could mock them in my novels.

It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing.

Troublesome things tend to remain troublesome no matter how many times you do them.

We are a nation of children letting horrible things happen, and flunking Calc.