I have difficulty orienting myself in space, and I'm probably one of the few people who gets lost in Manhattan.

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.

Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist.

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises.

Beast?" Jane murmured. "Then God make me a beast; for, man or beast, I am yours.

I simply cannot imagine why anyone would eat something slimy served in an ashtray.

Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done

I support building a soccer stadium in the District of Columbia, and I support investing public dollars to get it done.

Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is hacking.

O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.

Players, Sir! I look on them as no better than creatures set upon tables and joint stools to make faces and produce laughter, like dancing dogs.

My music must reflect whatever's going on in my mind, and my life needs to evolve for me to discover who it is I'm becoming.