Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.

Panic---a deep abiding, free-floating anxiety, often without any reason or logical basis.

Everyone looked pensive, which is good cover-up for clueless.

Basically, all women are nurturers and healers, and all men are mental patients to varying degrees.

I turned to the Times crossword puzzle and asked Kate, “What’s the definition of a moderate Arab?” “I don’t know.” “A guy who ran out of ammunition.

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.