Maybe poetry's not so important, but ... it makes life worth living.

Murderer who lives in my building. His name is Dan Bevacqua. Hes a fiction writer.

Enjoy losing weight. Enjoy eating healthy, delicious food. Do not wait until you reach your destination to feel good. Take as much happiness and joy as you can from your weight loss journey.

We can see Spirit made visible when people are kind to one another, especially when it's a really busy person, like you, taking care of a needy, annoying, neurotic person, like you.

All my life I wanted to be accepted.

As a rule I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted.

Five to 10 years from now, if not sooner, the vast majority of 'The New Republic' readers are likely to be reading it on a tablet.

Not suing others does not mean that others won't sue you.If people are desperate enough to think that they can gain some kind of financial advantage, they'll sue.

I'll always build houses.

Basic research is very useful, but it should be more geared toward application than it was before.

To think truly is noble and to be deceived is base.

I'm always like 'I'm too skinny, I can't gain weight, even when I try.' I'd like to try to not let that get to me.