To say that toys make someone violent, I think, is absurd.

I think it's absurd that they think the authors should have to come to them to opt out of the database,

I think that comparison is completely absurd.

They could either go to Target or try to find another toy retailer like K-B Toys. You would think Target first, since it is already their partner, but the one problem with that is Target has its own Web site where it sells toys -- and how much will Target want to give up?

You'd think if he was a violent offender, they wouldn't let him be out.

The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'