Writers are said to have superstitions and little rituals. Readers have them too.

...falling in love could be achieved in a single word—a glance.

come back, come back to me

Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself is at the core of our humanity. It is the essence of compassion, and it is the beginning of morality.

I've never had a moment's doubt. I love you. I believe in you completely. You are my dearest one. My reason for life.

A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.

True intelligence requires fabulous imagination.

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. you'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it.

I believe the novella is the perfect form of prose fiction. It is the beautiful daughter of a rambling, bloated ill-shaven giant (but a giant who's a genius on his best days).

I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible.

Observing human variety can give pleasure, but so too can human sameness.

Being alone and being lonely are two different things. (Yasu)

I think it's more important to seek the truth than to try and be perfect, to be honest.

The ultimate asset bubble is gold.

What our enemies have begun, we will finish.

You would think that everyone would leap at the chance to get rid of sin. Not so. They want relief not a cure.

Magnifying a matter is not the way to mend it.

Diversity of opinion within the framework of loyalty to our free society is not only basic to a university but to the entire nation.

The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.

Partiality in a parent is unlucky; for fondlings are in danger to be made fools.

My intent is to speak on behalf of those whose voices are less readily heard - children and women at risk