My characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that's basically a conservative view of life.

As Fallingwater demonstrates, Wright's genius was always specific, but also always lively, always daring.

Every novel deals with social problems. It can't help it because the protagonist must come in conflict with his group. So the author has to offer an analysis of how the group and the protagonist fit. Otherwise, the reader will just say, "This makes no sense," and will put it away.

Twenty-five, he was. Twenty-five tomorrow. Some years the snow had melted for his birthday, but not this year, and so it had been a long winter full of cows.

Why are we reading a Shakespeare play or 'Huckleberry Finn?' Well, because these works are great, but they also tell us something about the times in which they were created. Unfortunately, previous eras and dead authors often used language or accepted as normal sentiments that we now find unacceptable.

Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion.

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