As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.

If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.

I prefer a cluttered workspace.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot.

Your passion sustains you. Your purpose is why you were created. Follow your passion but ensure you fulfill your purpose.

Blockchain technology isn't just a more efficient way to settle securities. It will fundamentally change market structures, and maybe even the architecture of the Internet itself.

We're going to bring our jobs back home.

They Only Made One Mistake, They Signed This Fight.

One must use the weapons one finds in one's path.

Anything that is not growing is dead.

Not everyone has something to say. This will not stop them from saying it.

There are some adventures not worth having.

Teacher preparation should go beyond the technical preparation of teachers and be rooted in the ethical formation both of selves and of history.

It is only after we have integrated the dark side of the moon into our world view that we can begin to talk seriously of universal culture.