Fiction demands structures and recognizable shapes. Big surprises only draw attention to the writer's hand.

The better we are at accepting the limits of our world, the more easily we can embrace what we have.

Being with a small publisher has been huge. They bat for me for everything.

I could imagine that a character could do almost anything at any time, and that was the freedom of the whole thing. But keeping track of what was plausible for certain characters [was the challenge].

A story is built on characters and reasons.

I'm never going to write a whole paragraph describing what a living room looks like.

I used to do jacket design, and I'm very conscious of covers, and probably meddle more than other authors would.

Thank you for being such a beautiful friend. I am in awe of you.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

Human beings are not condemned, because of their biological constitution, to annihilate each other or to be at the mercy of a cruel, self-inflicted fate.

I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.

Without constant activity, the threats of life will soon overwhelm the values.

The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.

I am an American citizen, first class. I don't have a bade that makes me an official good guy like you, but Im work just as honest for a living.

Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.

I hate the word sexy.

Only he who can view his own past as an abortion sprung from compulsion and need can use it to full advantage in the present.