...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the world, these writers reassert the fact that we live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing.

You'll hit gold more often if you simply try out a lot of things.

Brad Pitt is so good-looking there's a lightbulb inside of him shooting good-looking-ness in all directions.

I was a chubby, unathletic kid and conformed to every possible stereotype you could imagine of someone who would end up in public broadcasting.

The most important possible thing you can do is do a lot of work.

Brad Pitt is really game to talk about whatever and is really fun to talk to and was totally up for discussing anything.

Great stories happen to those who can tell them.