As the writer, I may choose to ignore the emotional heart of the matter, and focus on details, and trust that the heart of the matter will be conveyed nevertheless.

Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.

Why don't you like the foods I like?" he asks sometimes. "Why don't you like the foods I make?" I answer.

If you think of something, do it. Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.

Like a tropical storm, I, too, may one day become ‘better organized.

There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn to love a person while continuing to be selfish.

My stories are sometimes closer to poems or meditations, but often there is at least a little narrative in them.

Art is not in some far-off place.

Work hard and meticulously. When in trouble, look closely at a text that is a good example of what you're trying to do. And be patient.

I'm a fierce editor! I don't edit out things that I began by saying, usually. The editing is on the micro level - a comma here, a word there.

I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life.

Individuals should take personal responsibility for knowledge acquisition and campaigns against ignorance.

Every new friend is a fresh flower with endless beauty, love and joy.

You can't let your past write the future

Why is Earth Day, today, also Lenin's birthday? Coincidence? Or does it signal the true intent of the national and worldwide environmental movement?

What life can I live that will let me breathe in and out and love somebody or something and not run off screaming into the woods?

I really like triples. You hardly ever see me stop at second. My goal is third and that's where I'm headed.

I remain convinced that pardoning Nixon was the right thing to do.

Our goal is to make Maine the healthiest state in the nation and reduce our overall health care costs.

A pleasant companion is as good as a coach.

I give the niggaz what they came to see, a reflection of one self where they aim to be.