Nothing is more acceptable than what we are born into.

Grief loves the hollow; all it wants is to hear its own echo.

It is sometimes hard to escape the belief that history exists against the artist.

I wanted to wear her as you would a piece of clothing, to fold into her ribs, be a stone in her mouth.

There and then, sitting beside her and within the strength of my adoration, I felt invincible.

The three things that help writing the most are living, writing, and reading. In that order.

I am of the firm opinion that no one should tell writers what to do, or what to write, or how to write.

When I first began writing In the Country of Men all I had was the voice of the protagonist. He intrigued me and my desire to want to know him and his world became almost compulsive.

And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that knowing a book by heart is like carrying a house inside your chest.

And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that 'knowing a book by heart is like carrying a house inside your chest.

Can you become a man without becoming your father?

One of the great advantages ofhaving a library, your eminence, is that it is full of books.

What we do belongs to what we are and what we are is what becomes of us.

"Oh, of course," said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead. "I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library."

It's [Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"] been one of my favorite songs for my entire life.

Even 10 minutes of activity changes your brain.

Devotion, fervor, longing! Those are my pillars. We have to be the bridge to the future.

What Mr. Obama wants in a nominee isn't really 'empathy' and 'understanding.' He wants a liberal, activist Supreme Court justice.

My 10 year old son likes it. He's trying to play guitar and everything. He likes that kind of music.

You should never do something kind in hopes of recognition. Do it because its right. Do it because it makes you feel good.

...mothers are often fondest of the child which has caused them the greatest pain.