For a long time, there has been lingering doubt among many Americans about integrity and fairness of elections. And it's not a new issue at all. If you look at polling data, it goes back decades.

I think that in terms of the American interests, I would feel more safe with a President Trump representing those interests to the world.

You want the president to be uninfluenced by any factors other than his advisers and the best interests of the United States. I think, on that category, Donald Trump easily beats Hillary Clinton.

The world is a dangerous place. And it's a more dangerous place than it was seven years ago [before Obama].

Writing fiction is one of the greatest forms of empathy. It's not enough to simply write from the perspective of your characters...you have to feel what they feel.

Perfect people make for boring novels.

The level of the room keeps changing. All of the surfaces swell and recede with oceanic rhytm. You are not quite all right. You are somewhat wrong.

I also know that every person faces adversity in life. Abraham Lincoln held this seat in Congress in one term. But few faced as many defeats in his personal, business and public life as he did.

The end of parenthood is implicit in its beginning: separation.

Rack your brains, that should only take a couple of seconds.

The only proper intoxication is conversation.

I hope I haven't reached a pinnacle...I hope there's something more for me in baseball and in life.

We don't need school to be better, we need schools to be really, really different.