For the bookish, London is a book. For criminals, a map of opportunities. For unpapered immigrants, it is a nest of skinned eyes; sanctioned gunmen r….

Rule 1, on page I of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow". Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. That is the….

I have lived my life in the slipstream of experience.

This is a wonderful book, unique and engaging. Diaconis and Graham manage to convey the awe and marvels of mathematics, and of magic tricks, especial….

Libraries are my passion in life. Before I became mayor (of Los Angeles), I used to sneak out here during lunchtime...and I'd go to a corner and take….

There are some friends you don't meet for twenty years and when you meet them again it's as if no twenty years has happened - you're lucky when that ….

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing..

A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack..

I really never even seriously considered a book but a few years ago someone approached me out of the blue and I said I would think about it..

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director..

Laura Alicia Deverell was born on May 10th, 1862, at precisely a quarter past one o'clock on a Thursday morning. Those interested in that pseudo-scie….

Andy [Hertzfeld], just by nature, is one of these straight shooters. A very moral guy, kind of an open book. Along with being brilliant and one of th….

For me, wearing a tie is a pleasure, a recherche one but a pleasure nonetheless. You could say that I'm avoiding tie avoidance. My own gorgeous colle….

In fact, I think every book I've written has been inspired by a real event..

I read the first book about five times while I was preparing for the role. I really wanted to completely embody Lissa and, naturally the book gave me….

My agent came to me with a deal from another publisher and I signed a deal and got the advance with no idea of what I was going to do. I probably pro….

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescu….

There's nothing wrong with being an agitator..

Don't talk yourself into not being you..

Paris and Nicky Hilton? Those girls will show up to the opening of a phone book. It's like a big joke..

It's a great time to book vacation travel for the winter, .. After the first of the year, airplanes are empty, resorts are empty, and they are very e….