Criticism shouldn't be a performance that upstages the work it's talking about.

I can see Obama trying to be the president who suggests solutions for everyone who has experienced economic hardship.

I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's also often a mistake.

The point of Berlin was that it seemed that only people like you ran the city. You never ran into people who weren't like you - especially when you lived as that kind of American in Berlin connected to the arts.

Hillary certainly needs the black vote, and Democrats need it. She's not doing anything too soon; she's raising her money and not wanting any issues to come back and bite her later. The black vote will be crucial for Hillary and so will the women's vote.

Home is the place where there is somebody who does not wish you any pain.

If you're bored, your readers will be bored. If you're faking it, you won't get the kind of readers you want.