What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see the soul as a lit breath, seeking the divine. It persists.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.

If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.

Omission is a sin only if, in the process of deceiving, you forget the truth. Lying is a sin only if, in the process, the lie becomes the only truth.

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry.

Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.

I prefer a cluttered workspace.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.

The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot.

The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. Thats the essence of it.

Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

What managers want most from companies they stop themselves from getting.What companies want most from managers they stop them from giving.

There are times when you see how ridiculous is this life, how ludicrous it is, you know, leaving your house every morning and being followed by paparazzi.

With only one thing in common, they got the fire down below.

What does worry accomplish except to breed more worry?

Football isn't necessarily won by the best players. It's won by the team with the best attitude.

Believe in love at first sight.

Countries are effectively paid deference in direct and indirect ways if they're huge oil suppliers.

I don't think there's a lot of carry-over from year to year. I don't think anybody cares what you did the year before.