Writers do not write what they know. They write what they can imagine.

I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.

Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.

I like people who take responsibility for their lives.

We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this wonderful adjunct.

But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they traveled seem less foolhardy.

America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.