There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.

Conquest is easy. Control is not.

Mysteries simply are a feast for an active mind. And while in my lifetime I've seen science make extraordinary inroads into solving the most complex questions of life, after all this time I admit that I am thrilled that there are some things that forever will remain a mystery. For example, do I wear a toupee?

My mother was an exuberant, silly lady.

Heroes, classical heroes have the look of eagles, too. They're looking beyond the immediate problem and into the future.

Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.