Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

In examining witnesses, I learned to ask general questions so as to elicit details with powerful sensory associations: the colors, the sounds, the smells that lodge an image in the mind and put the listener in the burning house.

Although wisdom is built on life experiences, the mere accumulation of years guarantees nothing.

I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.

Pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.

Recalling the aftermath of her father's death from alcoholism at age 42, this memoirist reminisces: I couldn't deny that our life was so much better now, but I did miss him. For all the misery he caused, I knew with certainty that he loved us. Those aren't things you can weigh or measure away. ... They're not opposites that cancel each other out. They're both true at the same time.

Same way I have my entire life. Keep my family and friends close. My Latino friends close. I visit the island [Puerto Rico] as often as I humanly can.