Real writers-that is, capital W Writers-rarely make much money. Their biggest reward is the occasional reader's response.... Commentators-in-print voicing big fat opinions-you might call us small w writers-get considerably more feedback than Writers. The letters I personally find most flattering are not the very rare ones that speak well of my editorials, but the occasional reader who wants to know who writes them. I always happily assume the letter-writers is implying that the editorials are so good that I couldn't have written them myself.

If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.

Re raising kids: Love, without discipline, isn't.

After 40, one's face begins to tell more than one's tongue.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one.

Accepting blame when it's not really due sometimes makes the point better.