I soon discovered, after I became chairman of the NEH, that, for a number of academics, the truth was not merely irrelevant - it no longer existed.

There can be differences of opinion without there being personal differences.

Well, my father's people were Mormon, and had immigrated not long after Brigham Young had settled Utah.

Stress isn't caused by bad times, but by working where you feel your talents are being underappreciated.

I have never written anything sexually explicit.

You know, my mother had a rule which was people are just people.

E is for the EDUCATORS, the women who taught us well.

Dogs don't bark at parked cars.

The majority of boys think the highest form of creativity is weeing a pattern into snow.

There is only one purpose in life, which is happiness. We attain happiness by serving others with love and kindness.

I couldn't be in a relationship and behave like somebody else or pretend I felt something I didn't feel. And that includes saying things I thought might jeopardize the relationship.

When you watch Tiger Woods, you're in awe of what he can do with a seven-iron. Watching Matthew Stafford from up here, he's head and shoulders above most college quarterbacks.

Always look forward. Follow the path of light

I got my style from a lot of different people, even my style of reading, even Johnny Carson inspired me.

It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources.

After Luis Suarez of Uruguay bit an Italian opponent in the shoulder, two things happened. Suarez was thrown out of the rest of the tournament, and the player he bit turned Uruguayan.

Evil is not likely to result where people firmly believe that ends do not justify the means.