Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side.

there are people who read my work and accuse me of being political! As far as I'm concerned that's like accusing a dog of having a bark!

If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life.

I look at my four boys, who are the colors of silt, loam, dust, and clay, an infinite palette for children of their own, and I understand that time erases whiteness altogether.

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.

I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable.

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