This is not good. The meeting was bad. Relations were bad. It was very hostile, even bitter... I don't like read more

This is not good. The meeting was bad. Relations were bad. It was very hostile, even bitter... I don't like to see grown men bickering.

We can't sell it directly to them. Hopefully they will be the only bidder and it will be pretty clean, read more

We can't sell it directly to them. Hopefully they will be the only bidder and it will be pretty clean, but if there is another bidder we will have to make a decision then.

Oh, boy, that never happened.

Oh, boy, that never happened.

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.

A drummer is usually like the backbone.

A drummer is usually like the backbone.

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

I've changed my mind about the interview. I shall never give interviews.

I've changed my mind about the interview. I shall never give interviews.

The economy is going great in our area.

The economy is going great in our area.

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything read more

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.