“Unlimited choice is paralyzing. The Internet has made this form of par...” — Susan Orlean Quote

Unlimited choice is paralyzing. The Internet has made this form of paralysis due to option overload a standard feature of comfortable modern life.

States should pass laws making it illegal to own or trade wild animals; the phony 'educational' permits that many private owners have used to skirt those laws should be eliminated.

Having animals in the city is entirely different from having animals out in the country. For one thing, it's more social. When you live on lots of acres without neighbors within a stone's throw, your dog-walks are usually solitary rambles over hill and dale.

Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it's a good story or just a seductive one?

Very few parents give out healthy lunchboxes due to pressure from their children.

I know rent is due every day. It's always been that way for me... and when that rent is due, I don't plan on missing no payments.

Much of what has gone wrong in the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace is due to a lack of strong leadership, primarily among the Palestinians.

You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it.

When I was younger, I believed my inconsistency was due to my youth. I believed that age would teach me all I needed to know and that when I was older, I would have learned the lessons of life and discovered the secrets of true spirituality. I am older - a lot older - and the secrets are still secret from me.