My day-to-day local issues are rooted in an underlying fear of death.

A lot of young people think they are not going to die - and that's a great thing about being a young person, is living in this carefree oblivion.

I try to preserve whatever balance society has between public and personal life. I never try to eat on the subway. I never try to listen to loud music on the subway.

Im from Boston, and I get easily overwhelmed in New York, so I go to Boston and stay with my parents for a few months at a time to write, or edit, or just to cry.

What I like in comedies are really two things: stories that are character-driven and stories that are rooted in authenticity.

Relationships are possible, but are definitely not a road paved with roses.

My favorite types of movies to watch as a viewer are thrillers - I really have a soft spot for them, I love them. Especially psychological thrillers.

I am alone, but never lonely. I am lonely, but never alone.

Grandparenthood is one of life's rewards for surviving your own children.

When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.

If there was only one tree like that in the world, you would think it was beautiful. But because there are so many, you just can't see how beautiful it really is.

Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets.

Energy is under siege by the Obama administration.

There's a point where you have to take charge of yourself and what you allow in your space.

Whereas she wished more of the population were better educated, she also believed that education was largely wasted on the majority of the people she met.

Writing about writing is a bit like talking about a conversation you are having; it tends to obscure desperation about where the next word is coming from.

The biggest bore of all is he who is overflowing with congratulations