The fear of murder has grown so enormous in the United States that it leaves a taint, like the mark of Cain, on everyone murder touches.

I think two different people can read one of my books and come away with completely different opinions on the subject. I hope they just read from the beginning to the end and be made to think about the subject. Then they can come to their own conclusions.

I think there could hardly be a more important subject than health and nutrition.

A public outcry usually masks a private obsession.

Today the U.S. government can demand the nation-wide recall of defective softball bats, sneakers, stuffed animals, and foam-rubber toy cows. But it cannot order a meatpacking company to remove contaminated, potentially lethal ground beef from fast food kitchens and supermarket shelves.

There's a real strong link today between soda consumption and obesity among children.

If the market does indeed embody the sum of all human wishes, then the secret ones are just as important as the ones that are openly displayed.