But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted read more

But there was a dead silence that morning, right across the land as far as you could see. We shouted 'Merry Christmas,' even though nobody felt merry. The silence ended early in the afternoon and the killing started again. It was a short peace in a terrible war.

Jamie started the idea when she was in high school. She seemed to befriend the exchange students. She had an read more

Jamie started the idea when she was in high school. She seemed to befriend the exchange students. She had an Easter egg coloring and an egg hunt. It was so much fun to see the teenagers having such a good time.

Genius is mainly an affair of energy, and poetry is mainly an affair of genius; therefore a nation whose spirit read more

Genius is mainly an affair of energy, and poetry is mainly an affair of genius; therefore a nation whose spirit is characterized by energy may well be imminent in poetry - and we have Shakespeare.

Her rarely striking out was not genetics. I think it was the psychology I tried to implant in her when read more

Her rarely striking out was not genetics. I think it was the psychology I tried to implant in her when she was young. We would go to the batting cage and I would put it on 110 pitches. I told her as long as you at least foul the ball off there is no way you are going to strike out and that all you have to do is just nick the ball.

In general, it (the study) appeared to have succeeded in gathering and combining a lot of different points of view. read more

In general, it (the study) appeared to have succeeded in gathering and combining a lot of different points of view. It's clear that there isn't a silver bullet to deal with some these issues, but there's potential for looking further into the viability of some of the ideas presented.

We haven't been playing up to our capabilities lately. A win like this, a win at Syracuse ... I mean, read more

We haven't been playing up to our capabilities lately. A win like this, a win at Syracuse ... I mean, we were up 24 in the Carrier Dome. That says something about who we are.

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. - "Trees".

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. - "Trees".

I remember getting busted in the nose.

I remember getting busted in the nose.