A man was the sum of his limits; freedom only made him see how much so.

Anything is possible. A man is what he makes up his mind to be.

Whatever I do in life, I'm almost always aware that there's another way to do it.

I like to listen. I'm much more interested in listening than in speaking, for sure.

When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of the few things you can dowhere you're never bored.

... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun.

I think that there is a bias in the current literary climate, which is not only very Western but very male.

A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib.

It's human to hear stories and to know how people live and to imagine how that is for them. It's very interdependent!

I hate to generalize because there are always so many exceptions to any rule.

Chinese language tends to be quick, economical. To know what people are saying, you always need to know what the context is.

The image of God is in every human

So: we're all tired. Now what? Manuscripts written in Club Med?

A cheerleader? Do I look like a guy who'd be interested in talking to a cheerleader?

I like to get a rise out of my mom with what I wear - I always go for the tallest heels or something super trendy.

As we're bombarded daily with new ads for pills, diets and ab-doers, we have to protect our wallets and our time.

Experts agree that the best type of computer for your individual needs is one that comes on the market about two days after you actually purchase some other computer.

Italy's siren call lures us more and more.

I'd rather stay asleep than have to learn all those frightening secrets.

Non-violence ... is the only thing that the atom bomb cannot destroy.

...we shall board our imagined ship and wildly sail among sacred islands of the mad till death shatters the fabulous stars and makes us real.