It's been said that the men in my books have been absent, or weak, or creepy.

The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories.

As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some that only exist in the imagination, like the bluebirds that fly over the rainbow.

If they would all sleep all the time she wouldn't mind being their mother.

If people believed in eternal damnation they might not be seizing the day quite so much.

Men had no purpose on earth whereas women were gods walking unrecognized among them.

The past is what you take with you.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it.

Changing is what people do when they have no options left.

The American Dream became America’s god

Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments

As leaders, it all comes down to trust. Do you trust the sovereignty of God?

When I got the job, I was sure that I wasn't going to get the job because Tom Cruise almost got the job.

Most of my stories have some basis in fact.

Animals were both the lives I took care of and the lives who took care of me.

What hurts people a lot is taking humiliation.

Women like being kissed.

The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.