During my school visits, I really enjoy the feedback I get from them much more than anything I might tell say to them.

I think for real change to happen, it's going to have to come from the kids, the community, the teachers, the parents.

The United States now has more prison inmates than full-time farmers.

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.

Years ago when I got stuck, I'd start twirling my hair. That's not possible anymore. I can't prove the relationship between writing and hair loss, but I think I pulled out a fair amount trying to work on certain sentences.

Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But thats where an interesting conversation begins.

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.