I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so educating them was a waste of time

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses.

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America.

All food starting with p is comfort food: pasta, potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter, pastrami, Pizza, pastry.

I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.

I spent 10 years as a marketing manager. I've found my experience in the financial world invaluable background for writing about white-collar crimes.

The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

Keep on the watch and pray

Stand firm on the solid rock!

So when they win, it's their hard workAnd when they lose, it's their bad luck

Freedom rings bells to wake us from the comfort of beautiful dreams and empower the efforts that turn them into reality.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

This, in my view, is the highest responsibility of the President of the United States, which is to maintain the safety of the American people.

A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it's exact opposite is also true.

I got out of college and I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State. I was working as an actor at the Actor's Workshop, being abused as a intern.

When is man strong until he feels alone?