“I've gotten thicker skin mostly from being older. You just stop caring quite as much about everything.” SkinsCaringStop Caring Author:Joel Stein
“Basically, I wake up, take care of my son for a little while, and then like, "I am gonna write!" And then I wind up.” WritingLittlesCareSonWindWake UpTake CareMy Son Author:Joel Stein
“When I lose my column again, I'm sure I'll get hungry again. Maybe it's having a kid, but it's probably just getting to do what I always wanted to do - I'm really not that hungry.” KidsWantedLosesHungryColumns Author:Joel Stein
“The people who get places in life just say yes to everything.” PeoplePlace In Life Author:Joel Stein
“I'm hyper-aware of my last name and it's lack of Derby or Horowtiz-esque sonorousness. Moffett sounds like a type of couch cushion. I guess I'm hoping to start a wave of first-name usage.” FirstsLastsNamesSoundTypeWaveCouchesUsageHyperCushionsDerby Author:Kevin Moffett
“I'm a total ignoramus about the technical aspects but I have to say that it's awfully purty now.” Aspect Author:Kevin Moffett
“I was thinking what I usually think about when I write: what the next word should be, whether my character should be an emu farmer or a wallaby farmer, the searing pain in my right temple.” ThinkingShouldWritingCharacterPainNextTemplesFarmers Author:Kevin Moffett
“I'm pretending to be a vegetarian. Were I not, I believe I probably still wouldn't eat a wallaby.” BelieveStillsI BelieveVegetarianPretending Author:Kevin Moffett
“Your field report might be the reason someone detoured six blocks, say, on their way to the chiropractor.” WayReasonMightFieldsSixBlockReports Author:Kevin Moffett