To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its head up its own ass.

E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five minutes later.

Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens in terms of fame and fortune, dedication to writing is a marching-step forward from where you were before, when you didn’t care about reaching out to the world, when you weren’t hoping to contribute, when you were just standing there doing some job into which you had fallen.

Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors.

I'm human, you're human, let me greet your humanness. Let's be people together for a while.

And you try to quiet your mind so you can hear.

She lived in fear of ifonic endings.