I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is read more

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia.

If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia.

We went against one of the best teams we've faced all year, and played one of the best games we've read more

We went against one of the best teams we've faced all year, and played one of the best games we've played in many years.

We will be relocating the service center, which is the family services center, mental health, the medical department. That will read more

We will be relocating the service center, which is the family services center, mental health, the medical department. That will be relocated we hope next week. We don't know the location right now, but we will find a new location next week.

I think this is going do extremely well. They'll pack the place, I don't think there is any doubt about read more

I think this is going do extremely well. They'll pack the place, I don't think there is any doubt about it.

A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before read more

A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him. Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They all tried, but in vain. Then, untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, Thus, my sons, as long as you remain united, you are a match for anything, but differ and separate, and you are undone.

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that read more

Any bad news can throw us, and the jobs report was perceived as bad news, seen as a sign that the recovery is fragile, but that's not necessarily true. In the last two recessions, a pickup in employment only happened a year after the recession had ended. So just because unemployment is higher doesn't mean we're not on track for a recovery.

At the margin, it's not helpful to the stock-price performance.

At the margin, it's not helpful to the stock-price performance.

If Brian can stay out of foul trouble, he's tough to defend in there. He has quick moves and does read more

If Brian can stay out of foul trouble, he's tough to defend in there. He has quick moves and does a good job on the boards. He had a great game tonight.