My characters are quite as real to me as so-called real people

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

It is a negative sort of achievement, she thinks, to have spent a life warding something off.

Know when and how to get out of the way.

I think it can be fun to write about relationships just because so many people can relate to what you are feeling.

I do feel like I'm not entirely an insider.

What war has always been is a puberty ceremony.

I can't reasonably pretend to be a transparent and omniscient narrator who brings no personal perspective. That person doesn't exist.

I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.

From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.