I came to New York and in only hours, New York did what it does to people: awakened the possibilities. Hope breaks out.

The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.

He had learned the worst lesson that life can teach - that it makes no sense.

You can no more make someone tell the truth than you can force someone to love you.

Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

The horror of being caged has lost its thrill.

Everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise.

I have a slogan I use when I get anxious writing, which happens quite a bit: ‘the ordeal is part of the commitment.’ It’s one of my mantras. It makes a lot of things doable.

When the whole world doesn't believe in God, it'll be a great place.

Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game.

As a king can wear a crown, a crown can also weary a king.

The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.

Bitterness is a nonproductive, toxic emotion, usually resulting from resentment over unmet needs.

We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children.

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

I once read that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past...but forgiving is not the same as obliterating memory.

My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.

There is no such thing as a happy ending. I never met a single one to equal "Once upon a time.

Good Dems are good Dems. They want a representative that really reflects their values.