I was so naive about writing, I went to the public library and checked out the only volume they had on the topic - an academic treatise about publishing from the WWII era. Bruce Feiler academiccheckera Change image and share on social
Children who plan their own schedules and evaluate their own work build up their brains and learn to take more responsibility. Bruce Feiler brainbuildchild Change image and share on social
I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection. Bruce Feiler connectionfeltgeneration Change image and share on social
When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence. Bruce Feiler addadolescencechallenge share on social
It is our responsibility to find God in someone who is different from us. I think that God basically says, 'I created diversity on purpose, and it is your responsibility to figure out how to make it work.' Bruce Feiler basicallycreatediversity share on social
After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan. Bruce Feiler americancollegejapan Change image and share on social
Happy families do have certain things in common. Today we finally have the knowledge to know what those things are. Bruce Feiler commonfamilyfinally Change image and share on social
One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us? Bruce Feiler alignchooseforce Change image and share on social
One of the core ideas of the Bible is that meaning can be found in history. The sheer act of telling and retelling stories helps us to understand God's role in the world as well as our own position in a long line of ancestors who have wrestled with similar issues to the ones we wrestle with every day. Bruce Feiler actancestorbible share on social