Asia's crowded and Europe's too old, Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold. And South America stole our name, let's drop the big one.

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.

I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.

I realized that, instead of moving people closer to a salvation decision, an answer can push them further away. Rather than engaging their minds or urging them to consider an alternative perspective, an answer can give them ammunition for future attacks against the gospel.

I think in most cases, unless you're writing about a character who is garrulous, you say what you've got to say and then get out. Those little conjunctions, those little turnaround words help you do it. That's the way I like to write: I get rid of things rather than add them.

It takes a whole lot of medicine for me to pretend I am somebody else.

I'd like to explain why you fine young men had to be blown apart to defend this mud hole.