Even the loneliest and most solitary in the universe... the very cold space dust... will eventually come together to form a star.

The subject of feminism cannot be purely a fiction, as some postmodern writers suggest, produced by the discourses of power.

I miss the animal buoyancy of New York, the animal vitality. I did not mind that it had no meaning and no depth.

Stories are the secret reservoir of values: change the stories individuals and nations live by and tell themselves, and you change the individuals and nations.

It would be very interesting to make a survey around the world, from wealthy countries to the most advanced countries to see what influence Americans have had. I

What is the greatest thing ye can experience? It is the hour of great contempt. The hour in which even your happiness becometh loathsome unto you, and so also your reason and virtue.

I'm having fun opening up. Sort of struggling to get the audience into it. It's good. It makes you fight. Not fight like antagonistic. But fight for what you believe.

After A Perfect Storm came out, I heard from a young reader, who had suffered a similar background as Arizona, that I had helped her to find peace. That was the most amazing thing in the world to me.

I had 2 choices, be silent and get killed, or speak up and be killed, I chose the second option.

There is no substitute for character. You can buy brains but you cannot buy character.

Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.