although science interests me just because of its efforts to escape from anthropomorphic knowledge, I am nonetheless convinced that our imagination cannot be anything but anthropomorphic.

The word connects the visible trace with the invisible thing, the absent thing, the thing that is desired or feared, like a frail emergency bridge flung over an abyss.

what matters is not the enclosure of the work within a harmonious figure, but the centrifugal force produced by it -- a plurality of language as a guarantee of a truth that is not merely partial.

I am a Saturn who dreams of being a Mercury, and everything I write reflects these two impulses.

Overambitious projects may be objectionable in many fields, but not in literature. Literature remains alive only if we set ourselves immeasurable goals, far beyond all hope of achievement.

When you walk in distinction, even the photocopying machine can’t replicate your unique quality.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

I like seeing women defined by what they do and what they're passionate about rather than the men that they're in love with or associated with. That's always more important to me, as a female.

Good manners are a sign of strength.

As soon as the audit's finished, it will be released.

I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations.

Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.

Taxes are the sinews of the state.

I realized there was a better way to broadcast the news that empowered people to believe they could overcome challenges.

I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help His people in need.