I have faith in human beings. I struggle with that faith.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.

If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.

I prefer a cluttered workspace.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot.

The stars up there at night are closer than you think.

Her dark hair was scattered and its beauty stung his eyes like smoke and ate into his heart.

Awe ignites joy because it makes us bend the knee.

Whenever I see grace, I’m moved.

I believe it's time to put our best ideas on the table and work toward a bipartisan solution, with the single goal of leaving the Social Security system stronger than we found it.

Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.

I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.

Ill smoke anything anybody gives me, Im not particular.

Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands.

Male penguins are unfaithful up to an advanced age, a phenomenon sometimes attributed to the sea air.