The gift of The Giver is something good and true and beautiful about what is good and true and beautiful in humanity.

As more Americans meet Mitt Romney, I think they'll see beyond the handsome exterior and see not just a good salesman, but a thoughtful (and, yes, conservative) leader.

Sometimes divorce isn’t an earth-shattering loss. Sometimes it’s just two people waking up out of a fog.

ridicule is often harder to bear than self-denial.

I am not a historian. I am a writer obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past

Education is something that other people do to you. Learning is something you do for yourself.

I guess if I wrote a book one day, it would be about hair

I grew up being educated by Sesame Street and gained a sense of humor from The Muppet Show. I'd give my right foot to be able to do a scene or two with the Muppets.

For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days.

I never wanted to be a pundit.

Now, we are selling over 5 million songs a day now. Isn't that unbelievable? That's 58 songs every second of every minute of every hour of every day.

A true leader produces more leaders.