I was never concretely aware of the extent of anti-Semitism in the United States and in the upper levels of the State Department.

I thought I'd go to a bookstore and see what moved me.

No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck.

His weakness was his belief that evil had boundaries.

I must confess a shameful secret: I love Chicago best in the cold.

I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood.

Reading is such a personal thing to me. I'd much rather give someone a gift certificate to a bookstore, and let that person choose his or her own books.