I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is read more

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

Pooled funds are difficult to pull off because you're hitting up people for money but giving them little control over read more

Pooled funds are difficult to pull off because you're hitting up people for money but giving them little control over how it's spent.

If these few meters are not a problem, as they say, why don't they go back to the June 4, read more

If these few meters are not a problem, as they say, why don't they go back to the June 4, 1967, line?

I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone. And that is to lead the Columbus Crew read more

I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone. And that is to lead the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup in 2004.

I never intended to do anything with dogs or anything except donkeys, but there was such a big need with read more

I never intended to do anything with dogs or anything except donkeys, but there was such a big need with the humane society.

Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.

Our industry has invested so much money in technology that perhaps it's time to invest in talent, in people.

We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will read more

We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will remain less than 10 -- and a number of wounded,

It's a caldron, and at some point it's just going to boil over. We're at the edge, and this administration read more

It's a caldron, and at some point it's just going to boil over. We're at the edge, and this administration and this Legislature need to do something before we lose (control of) a prison.

I believe it's absolutely crucial for us to maintain a strong voice in the national government.

I believe it's absolutely crucial for us to maintain a strong voice in the national government.