When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept trying to: she pronounced it read more

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept trying to: she pronounced it Margot. Finally Margot set her right. `No, no, Jean. The t is silent as in Harlow.'

We've been pushing instant messaging because it allows instant communication between people who are not necessarily available by other means,

We've been pushing instant messaging because it allows instant communication between people who are not necessarily available by other means,

Going down there, they're looking at me like I'm a veteran, even though I'm a rookie. I'm like, 'I'm still read more

Going down there, they're looking at me like I'm a veteran, even though I'm a rookie. I'm like, 'I'm still a rookie!' But it was a good experience.

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.

By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need read more

By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need for preprinted cases.

I'm 27. Everybody knows when you get around 30, 30-plus, you start to depreciate. I wanted to have that security read more

I'm 27. Everybody knows when you get around 30, 30-plus, you start to depreciate. I wanted to have that security of knowing I would be in the same place for the next three or four years or the next five or six years.

Women play more mobile games than men.

Women play more mobile games than men.

This is the reason we used asphalt instead of concrete for the road surface. It's easier and less costly to read more

This is the reason we used asphalt instead of concrete for the road surface. It's easier and less costly to repair asphalt rather than concrete roads.