He was feeling buoyant, flexible. He wanted to go jogging. He stood. He couldn't go jogging. He called room service and ordered a basket of breads and pastries.

I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems.

We lose weeks like buttons, like pencils.

Be strong, be brave, be true. Endure.

There is no faith like the faith of a builder of homes in coastal Louisiana

You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher

Maybe he hadn't thought the war through. It had seemed like simple fun when he had first pictured it, with a glorious beginning, a difficult but valor-filled middle, and a victorious end. He hadn't accounted for the fact that there might not be much of a resolution to the battle, and he hadn't imagined what it would feel like when the war just sort of ended, without anyone admitting defeat and congratulating him for his bravery.