Before I write a novel, images float around in my head that work like icons - they are meaningless in themselves, but serve as reminders.

I spent part of my college years in a Marxist commune. I was not a Marxist. I wasn't even pretending to be one. I was a Marxist-in-law.

There are several methods for introducing your children to driving, and all of them are bad. Probably the worst is to put it off.

The thing about Republicans is that they don't care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others.

Critical thinking is to a liberal education as faith is to religion. ... the converse was true also - faith is to a liberal education as critical thinking is to religion, irrelevant and even damaging.

There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It is most evident in the world of horse racing, where many horses are gathered together, where year after year, decade after decade, they do the same, rather simple thing - run in races and try to win.

Love is a general emotion. Marriage is exactingly specific.