What could a child know of the darkness of God's plan? Or how flesh is so frail it is hardly more than a dream

Summer was full on and the nights hot. It was like lying in warm syrup there in the dark under the viaduct, in the steady whine of gnats and nightbugs.

Silent words are heard through eyes.

Grasp the opportunity to make each day exceptional.

The way to achieve happiness is to have a high standard for yourself and a medium one for everyone else.

I'm a runner from sports. I've been a runner, but I wasn't a cross-country runner or anything like that. I played a lot of soccer growing up.

There's no point in spending your life in the pursuit of something that's easy.

I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.

The world is aware how jealously the Jewish community guards the Holocaust, both as a memory and a weapon.

I wear no makeup in real life. I'm very simple. That may be why I go over the top for the red carpet. But otherwise, I'm very plain. I should make more of an effort, actually.

We need people who will strictly interpret the law and not be promoting an agenda, as is the danger right now with some members of the Supreme Court.

It is always hardest for me to write a book that has kids in it close to my kids' ages. It is always hardest for me to write a book that has kids in it close to my kids' ages.