The words ran away with me.

That is the mystery about writing: it comes out of afflictions, out of the gouged times, when the heart is cut open.

I was lonelier than I should be, for a woman in love, or half in love.

I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!

Can a broken cistern hold water?

I wonder if my kidnappers know who my father was in Haiti, or if they know what powers they are dealing with.

Seeking is not always the way to find.

I don't ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad.

I didn't want make art about the internet at all. It's a really hard subject to take on and I did not set out to do that. But, it was real and it was what was happening.

Most anglers, especially tyros, false cast too often. Three false casts should be sufficient for any throw and two is better. One is perfect.

When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.

Lenin sensed that Tukhachevsky was a kindred spirit. He delegated the most responsible jobs to the obscure lieutenant.

It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.