I have no end of failings as a mother, but I have always followed the rules.

Kevin was a shell game in which all three cups were empty.

I am in flight from my story every day, and it dogs me like a faithful stray.

Life is never easy so that is why I never lie about my age. I want credit for every damned year.

When you've been afraid of something for long enough and it comes to pass, the terrible thing is a release. For in the belly of the badness there is no more fear.

History is made of empires, and the United States was by far and away the greatest, richest, and fairest empire that had every dominated the earth. Inevitably, it would fall. Empires always did. But we were lucky, you said. We got to participate in the most fascinating social experiment ever attempted.

In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable.