There are many exceptions, but New York is a great place to start a career.

Don't try to start a career in LA, unless money is all you're interested in.

In Hawaii, we go to this wonderful place, all families. My wife and I go directly from breakfast to a beach chair where we read all day. My daughter goes from water to pool to running around with friends she meets, some of whom are regulars there.

I have an almost seven year old... I think it's essential to be consistent with kids. And truthful, without scaring them. I could go on for hours on this one.

As is said about most writers, on the one hand, all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was a loner, which was furthered by my parents and my upbringing. On the other hand, the more I read, the more I felt this well-known fissure between me and the world.

That's been hard being away from the family, because Washington can be lonely. When you tune out of all the activity, that's like, you're alone.

The mother of a family should look upon her housekeeping and the planning of meals as a scientific occupation.

How can a child adhere to school and the notion of secularism when they see their mother rejected from a school outing, stigmatized, left on the sidelines, just because she has a scarf on her head?