I wanted to eat her pain, take it into me and make it my own.

You should not have assault rifles in your home.

No matter how much we love a book, the experience of reading it isn't complete until we can give it to someone who will love it as much as we do

No one tells the truth to people they don't actually know, and if they do it is a horrible trait. Everyone wants something smaller, something neater than the truth.

You can't be a jerk in order to be a good writer.

From my table inside I watch the glamorous women outside who are lunching on Spa Cobb salads without blue cheese or dressing. The man with the bread basket wanders from table to table, lonesome as a cloud. When he comes to me his basket is full and perfectly arranged. He gives me a smile of sincere pleasure when I tell him I will take both the sourdough roll and the cheese stick.

I certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.