This is the cusp of an age at least as exciting and as brimful of potential as the early days of the printing press.

It is through our extended family that we first learn to compromise and come to an understanding that even if we don't always agree about things we can still love and look out for each other.

I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.

Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrians Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.

I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.

The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.

I believe the era of the militant lady is back.

Without archives many stories of real people would be lost, and along with those stories, vital clues that allow us to reflect and interpret our lives today.

Research material can turn up anywhere - in a dusty old letter in an archive, a journal or some old photographs you find in a charity shop.

Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real.

Books have a vital place in our culture. They are the source of ideas, of stories that engage and stretch the imagination and most importantly, inspire.

The battle for our lives, and the lives of our children, our husbands, our friends, our families, & our nation, is waged on our knees.

Each of us makes his own weather determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.

When a man asks your advice, he usually tells you just how he expects you to decide.

I have been informed repeatedly that in lieu of records, I would be expected to testify about my service in the White House to demonstrate my experience and judicial philosophy.

I'm often wrong, but never in doubt.

I just want my children to be happy. And to be good people. Proper people. That's all.

You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it's all right.

Art makes better humans, art is necessary in understanding the world and art makes people happy. Undeniably, art is not optional.

People don't place their trust in government or company pension plans; they have to be self-reliant.

Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.