Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.

Siberia is so big, it’s almost more an idea than a place

I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five dollars on a hardcover book by me.

Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run.

When the days start to get shorter, I want to be in some nice brick building on the East Coast with the lights glowing in the windows. When the daylight starts changing, I want to be out West.

There's an idea of the Plains as the middle of nowhere, something to be contemptuous of. But it's really a heroic place.

Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.