'The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina.'

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape.

Barbie is just a doll.

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.

On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That’s part of what it takes to get the job done. Deeper down, we know it’s all on loan.

One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world’s largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele.

The Hunger Games’ isn’t for everybody. But neither is ‘Anna Karenina.

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people’s maps will be the same.

TV happens. And once it’s happened, it’s gone. When it’s gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape.

Books are like blankets, the mere sight of them around the house provides warmth and comfort. They are like mirrors, too, reflecting places I’ve been, phases I’ve been through, people I’ve loved or thought I did.