Every small town that I had ever been to had had a caboose.

Nonfiction brought me back to earth and sobered me up whenever it seemed like I'd become too drunk on the lives and loves of imaginary people, but that doesn't mean it was any less thrilling or transporting, although it was often more illuminating.

Maybe everything really does just have an expiration date--one that you can't see until she tells you she's leaving, and then she's gone.

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

Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall.

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

Every small town that I had ever been to had had a caboose.