Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing.

But there is so much more to do for the city we love... a Dallas with roads as strong as our businesses, parks as beautiful as our children, a downtown as tall as our imagination.

The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with.

If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up very high on the list.

In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

Dreams would always end with you, and then mornings would steal you away with a cruelty that haunted my days.