Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

How can you forget the last two weeks of deliberations and pretend they never happened. That, obviously, is an impossibility.

How can you forget the last two weeks of deliberations and pretend they never happened. That, obviously, is an impossibility.

Builders are using every nook and cranny.

Builders are using every nook and cranny.

Buyers want to see a condo that is neat, clean and updated. When they walk in, it should be in read more

Buyers want to see a condo that is neat, clean and updated. When they walk in, it should be in move-in condition. People in Boulder don't want to come home and work on their houses, they want to go out to hike, bike and ski.

At the end of the day, most people still just want to talk on their cell phone. There are very read more

At the end of the day, most people still just want to talk on their cell phone. There are very few people who want to download music or do these types of broadband-type activities.

We're focusing on particular works — films, books, pieces of music, architecture — that deserve the name 'icon' and have read more

We're focusing on particular works — films, books, pieces of music, architecture — that deserve the name 'icon' and have this influence on our culture. Everybody knows those things, but almost because they're icons, people don't look below the fact of them.

I knew as well as anybody what the endowment does for artists because I had been someone it had supported read more

I knew as well as anybody what the endowment does for artists because I had been someone it had supported through not-for-profit theater.

We were a team without a lot of respect all year. I guarantee there wasn't many picking us third (in read more

We were a team without a lot of respect all year. I guarantee there wasn't many picking us third (in the state tournament).

A great choice. The man is a major American playwright.

A great choice. The man is a major American playwright.