I've learned to shy away from speculation and just go out on the field and do what I can do. read more

I've learned to shy away from speculation and just go out on the field and do what I can do. The rest is out of my control. You'll drive yourself crazy speculating.

This is a great release for us. It is really a break from [our] norm, and will gauge what we read more

This is a great release for us. It is really a break from [our] norm, and will gauge what we do with this genre. Initial numbers out the door have been very positive.

In the coming five years, there'll be activity in the luxury world and we'll be there,

In the coming five years, there'll be activity in the luxury world and we'll be there,

A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used read more

A dusty thudding in his head made the scene before him beat like a pulse. His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night and then as its mausoleum.

Arguments with furniture are rarely productive.

Arguments with furniture are rarely productive.

Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else.

Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else.

We have to work on moving, setting screens and shot selection.

We have to work on moving, setting screens and shot selection.

Am I surprised by how slow he's moving? My basic answer is, yes. I knew he was not going to read more

Am I surprised by how slow he's moving? My basic answer is, yes. I knew he was not going to turn the Earth on its head overnight. But given the vastness of his ambitions ... I would have expected in the first eight months he would be doing lots of things of consequence: more significant personnel moves, more significant documents, more serious public engagements, etc., etc.

I'd make the comparison to the public's attitude about the Iraq war. They are now disenchanted, but it took three read more

I'd make the comparison to the public's attitude about the Iraq war. They are now disenchanted, but it took three years of bad news to get them there.