It is important to use all knowledge ethically, humanely, and lovingly.

Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves.

There is often in people in whom 'the worst' has happened an almost transcendent freedom, for they have faced 'the worst' and survived it.

On day I noticed that something happened that looked like a dramatization of the inner script of my psyche.

I would not have been able to articulate it at that time, but I had begun a painful journey toward an impossible goal, a journey that lasted a long time: how to love a God who hurts you.

Stephanie took another puff from her candy cigarette, reached into her purse, brought out the rest of the pack, and said, "Want one of these damned cigarettes?

The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.

Old age and youth cannot live together.

I found golf late in life, in 1990. I took some lessons and struggled. Then one day, I hit a drive that was so crisp and clean, with no vibration. There's no feeling like it. I was hooked.

I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

Know from the bounteous heaven all riches flow.

Because I'm a novelist, I think in terms of structure. The way I keep going is through structure. It's what inspires me and pushes me through.

Sexy means loving someone you donot know.

I like Alexander McQueen's work a lot: he's always pushing boundaries, and he's rough around the edges.

God, how I ricochet between certainties and doubts.