Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.

His lies were so exquisite I almost wept.

I went to Saudi Arabia in 2010, and spent most of my time in Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic City.

The only infallible truth of our lives is that everything we love in life will be taken from us.

There are many Saudi women doctors, and there are many wealthy and powerful and well-educated Saudi women who circumvent the restrictions put upon them, quietly or otherwise.

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.

I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian.