We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.

A woman should be less concerned about Paris and more concerned about whether the dress she's about to buy relates to the way she lives.

In twenty-first-century America, our stories have become one and the same: we work to consume, we live to consume, we are what we consume.

I don't know how to turn on a computer.

I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group.

I love vegan tacos... soooo good! I invite friends over to have some, and they can't believe they aren't eating real meat.

My mom, she's the greatest.

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

I have a suicide impulse.

The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook just a little bit.

Criminals gravitate into government positions like natural law.

I loved that it was about human relationships and then it was a mystery without falling into the trap of a thriller per se, because it pulled you in through people rather than through events or...

You can't score if you're turning it over. It's like a punt. If you go out and you punt 12 times, you're not scoring points. That's not good. So, when you turn the ball over and throw interceptions,...

I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.

I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.

'You're fired' was not a part of the deal. And when I went into the first board room, the very first one, I'm looking at these people, and I had to fire somebody, but we never thought in terms of the...

We had to get on food stamps for a short period of time, so I understand the need for those.

Strength of 100 men? I'd probably just get mad and hurt somebody and end up in jail. I think invisibility would probably be the best thing. I could be like, 'You know what, let me just see what these...

I try to stay far away from anything creepy and supernatural. I'd rather not think about it.

So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.

Here are a few of the actors who have brought my novels to TV life: Bill Pullman, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, Julian Sands, Gena Rowlands, Rob Lowe, Julia Ormond, Chelsea Hobbs, Tate Donovan,...

I was a curious child. I'd debate with anyone who came to the door - people from the Islamic community... Jehovah's Witnesses... anyone.

I remember Terry being exhausted from his latest Super Bowl win and all the things that go with it.

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture the essence of the book, and if he feels that's been done, then he's not too particular...

Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.

In America, black urban teenagers have long been lacking in inclusion. In France, there is a comparable lack of inclusion among North Africans. In much of Europe, there has been little attempt to...

When you walk into my classroom, I'm going to give it to you straight, just like in the real world, because that's the only way to prepare you for the real world.

I was going to record a solo album when I was 15 on a four-track. I started working on it, but then Fall Out Boy happened. The band was awesome and took me in a totally different direction. I don't...

When you get to the big leagues, the talent pool is on such a level playing field, you have to find a way to separate yourself from incredibly talented guys. Especially when you go through the...

I have to be smart. You cannot be going in there, trying to go forward and pressure guys, and be taking damage and getting hurt on the way to doing it.