This story about good food begins in a quick-stop convenience market.

But Anatole said suddenly, 'Don't expect God's protection in places beyond God's dominion. It will only make you feel punished. I'm warning you. When things go bad, you will blame yourself.' 'What are you telling me?' 'I am telling you what I'm telling you. Don't try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you are good, bad things can still happen. And if you are bad, you can still be lucky.

My worst nightmare is being stuck somewhere with nothing to read.

I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.

It's a great freedom to give up on love, and get on with everything else.

A human being can be good or bad or right or wrong, maybe. But how can you say a person is illegal? You just can't. That's all there is to it.

God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.