Will you explain to me why people encourage delusional behaviour in children, and medicate it in adults?

If someone does learn about the world from reading a novel of mine, that makes me very happy. It's probably not what brings me into the novel in the first place - I usually am pulled in by some big question about the world and human nature that I'm not going to resolve in the course of the novel. But I'm very devoted to getting my facts straight.

Nothing to do with nature, unless you count human nature.

After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.

Perhaps growing up meant we put our knives away and feigned ignorance of the damage.

There's always a part of your nation's history that you haven't been told that... has a powerful impact on how you yourself may behave and may believe.

People read books to escape the uncertainties of life.