Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.

I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.

Family' is not just a biological word, it's an an operative one.

Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.

When you hunt predators, the best camouflage is weakness.

A dog is like a person—he needs a job and a family to be what he’s meant to be.

Children know the truth: love is not an emotion, love is behavior.

Camouflage doesn't help when the other guy is willing to defoliate the whole jungle.

It's the family you choose that counts.

If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.

It took me a lifetime.

The small businessman is smart; he realizes there's no free lunch. On the other hand, he knows where to go to get a good inexpensive sandwich.

A man's past keeps growing, even when his future has come to a full stop.

Is he under the influence or something?

Of course, having information to use is one thing. Knowing what it means and how to use it is a different story.

Why spend your whole life trying to be somebody that you're not? It's so much more fun to be yourself **** what everybody says.

TV is not a baby sitter.

Music is careful attention paid to ongoing experience.

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life.