All of the things that the bible warns you of being: jealous, covetous, murderous, selfish, etc., that's kind of how humans are.

In my world there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks.

I lay off a lot modern fiction and only rely on living writers for non-fiction work.

Think about it: No matter who you are, the past plays a large part in your life. I am all about living in the present as best as I can. Try as I might, there is only so much I am able to achieve on this front.

Probably over half of America does not have a passport. If young people could spend two weeks of their life in India or pick an African country to go to for 2-3 weeks and really see how life can be. That might be a real good thing because I think they would see things even if the trip was a nightmare. I think they might understand more of the mechanics of the world.

In my many trips to South Africa, I have met and spoken to a lot of people there, and they all seem to find apartheid as repellent as you would.

When people make my country look bad, I can't stand it.