I don't know why I write. If I knew the answer, I probably wouldn't have to. But it is a compulsion. You don't choose it, it chooses you. And I wouldn't recommend it to anybody.

Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.

There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.

Stories only happen to those who are able to tell them.

It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.

One should never underestimate the power of books.

If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.

Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.

It often happens that things are other than what they seem, and you can get yourself into trouble by jumping to conclusions.

Memory is the space in which a thing happens for a second time.

It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.

Words are water in this city. One drop of rumour could drown us.

Who knows what real really is...

This was how the world ended. Not with a bang, but with a whimper.

Being an only child and losing both my parents at an early age, I have found that the friends I have made over the years are the people who help me get through life, good times and bad.

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one.

Time is passing, ... We have to look at the reality of the situation and ... redouble our efforts and get on with it.

I have way too many candles. Theres always a candle burning at home.

Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do.

In fact UN is more of a galaxy of organisations and agencies than one machine.

Most important thing about your diet is who cooks it, a human or a corporation.