I love the idea of literature as a room or series of rooms that allow you to be present as it slowly unfolds itself in all its capacities.

Sometimes I think of writing as becoming this antenna that picks up the vibrations all around me in order to find out how and where next I'll be steered.

Home is a complex and resonant idea.

I know that as a writer I'm trying to, in some small way, return the gift that I got, and maybe provide a reader the kind of experience that has changed my life.

It's not only the event itself, but the way we explain it to ourselves that causes depression.

What is truth? Truth is ever-changing law. We both have truths. Are mine the same as yours? (Crucify him! Crucify him!)

The sooner growing older is stripped of reflexive dread, the better equipped we are to benefit from the countless ways in which it can enrich us.

Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!

Vulnerability is not a weakness but a faculty for understanding.

It's a sad day in America when foreign governments with deep pockets have more influence in our own country than our great citizens.

We could say politically correct that look doesn't matter, but the look obviously matters.

An addict is an addict. If they're not acting out in one area, it tends to come out in another. I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate.

I do not believe that it could never be justifiable to experiment on a brain-damaged human.

First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.