Usually it's because we're doing something we wanted to finish.

To see the world, get more education and have children, not necessarily in that order.

By no means did my first book sell. I took a few runs at it. You'll never see those early efforts 'cause they're burned, straight to the fireplace where they belong.

The PHYSICAL Act gives our schools the flexibility they need to give physical education the attention it deserves in promoting our children's well-being.

I was never a good journalist, because I would make things up. A lot of people frowned on that, which is why I ended up in fiction.

As a lawyer, particularly in criminal law, you really do have to try to tell your story to the jury and hope that the judge makes rulings that allows your story to get through.