I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political.

Vengeance does not subtract any numbers from the equation of murder; it only adds them.

There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.

Like Daniel she enteres the lions' den, but lacking Daniel's pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. Pure and unblemished souls must taste very bland, with an aftertaste of bitterness.

Thanks for this day, for all birds safe in their nests, for whatever this is, for life.

We agreed with him in principal - we were little scientists, born and bred. But children robbed of love will dwell on magic.

Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.