In the struggle for the soul of American Jewry, the Orthodox model has triumphed.

When St Genesius, the patron saint of actors, refused to act in a Roman play that ridiculed Christianity, the legend goes, the producers executed him. It reminds some people of Broadway today.

I think the best thing that could happen is that I'll live to be a lot older than my mother lived.

If you live with the limited beliefs of your mind, you cannot see life, beyond the physical existence, while in reality, the life happens at a much deeper level.

I would literally sit at home and have my friends take pictures of me on my little Canon camera that my mom gave me for Christmas.

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war.

I enjoy a special collegiality among other writers in the thriller community. They call me Canadas scariest writer, and I love that.

If more people were screamin', I could relax.

Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home?

My winning is getting to perform. That's my victory.

We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz.

Of course, you would have to be insane to hope your child grows up to be a playwright or poet. Given the odds, you would have to be quite cavalier about your children's future.

Being healthy and living a healthy lifestyle have always been very important to me.