The arrangements that couples make in order to maintain civility in the midst of their journey to divorce are often most elaborate when the professed top priority is to protect a child.

It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

A sentence boiled in her, but she could not yet see it clearly.

When you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion.

I have a very poor record at multiple choice questions.

Patriotism is not necessarily defined as blind devotion to a president's particular agenda - and that to dispute a presidential policy is not necessarily anti-American.

I thought some of the stories were neat; I liked some of the liturgy and some of the songs. If you're a writer you have some inclination to pay attention. I didn't just tune it out and think about baseball. So, it had an effect on me.