I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

People project all sorts of emotions onto their cats, and cats like it that way.

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.

And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. She's cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and loving. I'd be happy to be there at 86.

Nobody was ever replaced in life, no hole completely filled or loss totally healed. You didn't need a medical degree to know that the human body really wasn't stronger in the broken places. Like any bone, the cracks would always show if you looked hard enough.

I read, therefore, I matter.