I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football means so much to alumni, doesn't it? It sort of represents the school. It's when you go back; it's at the beginning of the school year.

You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.

If you're a white kid growing up and you see a Black player and he's got the name of your college or your town across his chest, that means something.

I never wanted to be an editor. I never wanted to be a boss. I just wanted to write, and it didn't make any difference whether it was fiction or nonfiction or short stories or whatever. I just - that's what I was destined to do.

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football means so much to alumni, doesn't it? It sort of represents the school. It's when you go back; it's at the beginning of the school year.

I think one of the most immoral things is college football and basketball, where everybody is making money except the players.