Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth.

While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience.

I cannot say who, precisely, came up with the idea of a Stone Age family.

Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me.

Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children.

One of the most attractive things about writing your autobiography is that you're not dead.