A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and read more

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

Russia wants to play mediator between the West and Islamic world. But that won't bring any good because Russia is read more

Russia wants to play mediator between the West and Islamic world. But that won't bring any good because Russia is more vulnerable to Islam than the West.

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.

I lived in countryside with my family.

I lived in countryside with my family.

What garlic is to food, insanity is to art.

What garlic is to food, insanity is to art.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

As the younger generation, we've been raised to think that everything is OK and if you look down on anyone read more

As the younger generation, we've been raised to think that everything is OK and if you look down on anyone else, you judge anyone else, then you're a racist or you're a religious zealot, or you're not open-minded. So I think that people my age have been forced to be too accepting and too open-minded, whereas older people are sometimes narrow- minded.

He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and read more

He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and he knows how to get ahead in the count.

How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!

How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!