And New York needs no explanation. I mean, if you come from Sandusky, Ohio or West New York, New Jersey, read more

And New York needs no explanation. I mean, if you come from Sandusky, Ohio or West New York, New Jersey, you have to start explaining.

Everything went according to plan, as we were counting on Sastre, Peron and Piil to do really well today and read more

Everything went according to plan, as we were counting on Sastre, Peron and Piil to do really well today and at the last intermediate time it even looked as if Sastre might take the second place, but unfortunately he stalled a bit towards the end.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing politics

The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing politics

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Colby had a good game, and that was big for him,

Colby had a good game, and that was big for him,

Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor read more

Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor shots.

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going read more

The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the story's narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.