To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every...
I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy...
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are...
Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a...
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself he is...
Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the...
Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection I have never been surprised by his leadership dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.