There's never been a PARTICULAR BAND that I've followed religiously. But I do tend to listen to sadder MUSIC.

I want my KIDS to GRADUATE from high SCHOOL. But that's not enough. I also want them to GO to college. Why? Because rich people's kids go to college. And if that's good enough for them, it's good enough for my kids. Because you KNOW what? College graduates don't tend to go to jail as frequently as nongraduates.

People tend to forget that CELEBRITIES are HUMAN beings. We live our lives. We TRY to do what we love, which is music. And to share it with everyone in our job usually is to entertain and to MAKE people forget their TROUBLES.

As a NOVELIST, I TEND to KNOW significantly more about my CHARACTERS than I do about my FRIENDS.

A lot of modern amps and preamps SOUND great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't HOLD up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense ENOUGH, and the LOWS and highs tend to GET soaked up by the bass and cymbals.

In TERMS of people who we CALL heroes - and I don't tend to like that term, and firefighters don't consider themselves heroes - but if you look at their JOB description, they are. Their job is to STRAIGHT up save people.

I tend to like to READ HISTORY - recent history, because I FIND that much more intriguing than just a writer's IMAGINATION.

People tend to work in TEAMS, in a collaborative way, in an informal network. If you CREATE an ENVIRONMENT like that, it's much more EFFECTIVE and much more EFFICIENT.

Too many of US now tend to WORSHIP SELF indulgence and consumption.

When people HEAR the name 'Marco POLO,' they TEND to think of a map or explorer. Very few people know the TRUE story of Marco Polo, and it's so much more compelling and exciting than the mythology.

I grew up as the only child, and we did not have a LARGE FAMILY. So for me and my MOTHER, our friends TEND to BECOME our family.

The TROUBLE with glossy magazines is that they TEND to be stuffed with articles about handbag DESIGNERS - the sort of women who, with their perfectly styled lives, immaculate houses, and adoring partners, MAKE you want to BECOME a hermit.

Most people LOSE WEIGHT during the season, but I TEND to gain weight during the season.

I tend to write some, then outline some, then delete some, then go back and rewrite some. I love revising and hate first drafts. I have to wear bedroom slippers. My CURRENT FAVORITES come from the Zetter Hotel in London. They have little tobacco pipes on the TOES.

I tend not to EAT lunch because a midday MEAL MAKES me WANT to sleep in the afternoon.