Sometimes we need to take big risks if we want to find out who we are, and what we were put on this planet for.

When I was a kid, I had a couple of really good friends, like some really good best friends, but I was really shy other than that.

It was considerably larger than a knife hilt.

But. . . you said we were going to play Parcheezi. . .

And generally, when people say good night, they keep their tongues to themselves.

I stood on Susan Boone's front porch, feeling lame. But then, since I've pretty much felt lame my entire life, this was no big surprise. On the other hand, usually I felt lame for no particular reason. This time I really had a reason to feel lame.

Maybe nobody has a right to tell anybody to shut up. Maybe this is how wars get started, because someone tells someone else to shut up, and then no one will apologize.