Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.

Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.

[The cartoon controversy] has struck a chord of public anger. The spark was provided by the cartoons, but it's already read more

[The cartoon controversy] has struck a chord of public anger. The spark was provided by the cartoons, but it's already political, and the target now is the government.

We don't know how they live, where they go, how many of them there are.

We don't know how they live, where they go, how many of them there are.

He said, 'Is there a Cherie here?' ... and I'm waiting for the lightning bolt to come.

He said, 'Is there a Cherie here?' ... and I'm waiting for the lightning bolt to come.

We really looked up to Jamie and Justin, because they paved the way for us as the up-and-coming U.S. team. read more

We really looked up to Jamie and Justin, because they paved the way for us as the up-and-coming U.S. team. It's an unbelievable accomplishment for Jamie to come back.

They used to throw this stuff away.

They used to throw this stuff away.

Incredible. Incredible. I told him he looks handsome. His face has thinned down.

Incredible. Incredible. I told him he looks handsome. His face has thinned down.

In economic terms at least, Wednesday's budget seems set to be a very low key affair.

In economic terms at least, Wednesday's budget seems set to be a very low key affair.

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.