Strange, what the heart can bear. It can carry grief beyond measure. It can bear a weight that is too great to speak of. But a heart can't bear the world. It has its limits...

He thinks he can see all her grief in her face, all her love and empty days.

Mother humor is such a universal theme. I wrote a show called '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother.' I had people coming up to me after the show saying, 'I'm Baptist, and my mother is just like yours.'

The never-ceasing boom of the great ocean as it breaks on the beach, drowns all smaller sounds.

Some kind of fun lasts longer than others.

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.

Al Toon, who had his football career cut short because of multiple concussions, hopes his son follows in his footsteps.

I needed two stitches after Alex kicked the boot at me. (on Ferguson)

The most misleading assumptions are the ones you don't even know you're making.

Initially I started writing because I felt like I didn't fit in. I just moved to a new school and I felt quite lonely. I think that's where it all started for me.

What better way to expand your imagination than to read!

We want more knowledge about our animals and less sentiment. Far more cruelty is caused in this country by lack of knowledge than by lack of heart.