Moonflowers blossom in the sand hills before dawn, just as I followed him.

As long as the hummingbird had not abandoned the land, somewhere there were still flowers, and they could all go on.

I will tell you something about stories . . . They aren't just entertainment. Don't be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death.

But as long as you remember what you have seen, then nothing is gone. As long as you remember, it is part of this story we have together.

Because if you weren't born white, you were forced to see differences; or if you weren't born what they called normal, or if you got injured, then you were left to explore the world of the different.

But sometimes what we call 'memory' and what we call 'imagination' are not so easily distinguished.

the ancient people perceived the world and themselves within that world as part of an ancient continuous story composed of innumerable bundles of other stories.

What is it about us human beings that we can’t let go of lost things?

You don't have anything if you don't have the stories.

Writing cant change the world overnight, but writing may have an enormous effect over time, over the long haul.

Anybody can act violently - there is nothing to it; but not every person is able to destroy his enemy with words.

This life-enhancing, happiness-inducing miracle drug that does, in fact, ruthlessly kill its enemies—you’ve guessed it—is gratitude.

Music has touched me deeply, sometimes to tears. But at the same time it's been life-affirming, because I've been grateful for the fact that I'm alive and human and capable of being so moved.

After going through a lot of procedures and spending a lot of money … the doctor said, ‘Look, based on what we’re seeing here, I just don’t think this is going to happen for you.'

I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how it comes out. I'm just telling a story.

One thing I will commit to the people of Ohio is, when I'm a U.S. senator and there's issues being debated in Washington, when I'm a U.S. senator they'll know exactly what my position is.

When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.

Music for me is this thing that's sort of saved my life over the course of my whole life, whether it be writing songs or listening to other people's stuff.

Parents are the hardest-working members of the population. But they do it for the highest wages. Kisses.

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was.

I am, of course, romanticizing; a chronic tendency of mine.