The one thing ... maybe no family could tolerate was things coming out into the open.

Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

I suspected that there were things he knew that I had been waiting all my life to learn.

In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too.

But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them.

When man violates man's laws, we send him to jail and point the finger of scorn at him. When he violates nature's laws, we send him to a hospital, give him flowers, and feel sorry for him.

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.

I’ve talked to guys who have played for the Phillies and gone on to other organizations and the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

The horizon has been defeated by the pirates of the new age.

I'm usually the yes guy, and I had to turn into a no guy.

I believe that the FBI clearly was concerned, wanted to monitor and disrupt Malcolm X wherever possible.

To me, torture would be watching sports on television.

The future is not really the future. It's just a present that looks good.

My blood G cold, never seen my dad cry. And I'm a bleed your block til the cash dry!