Reading is my greatest luxury.

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places.

The greatest luxury is being free.

The Cadillac Web site really is the Cadillac of luxury auto Web. Competitors in the luxury auto industry can learn something about customer satisfaction and the online customer experience from Cadillac. They are the drive away leader.

Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's bedtime rituals of supper, bath, stories, and sleep have been a staple of my life and some of the best, most special times I can remember.

There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read—unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over.