Surely it is a sin to reject the few gifts we are given. Be happy in the flash of time granted to us or hurt forever.

Surely it is a sin to reject the few gifts we are given. Be happy in the flash of time granted to us or hurt forever.

I've always thought Harper Lee might have made a great decision. Much as you'd like to have more books by her, there's something about just one that's kind of mysterious and nice. On the other hand, the New York gossip about me was that I'd never write another book. So I thought, 'Well, I will then.

Well, I'm a slow writer. For me, a good day is a page, maybe a page and a half. I'd love to be more efficient, but I am not.

I was 46 when 'Cold Mountain' came out. I was settled. We had a nice house in Raleigh and a horse farm.

[No] matter what a waste one has made of one's life, it is ever possible to find some path to redemption, however partial.

Claim your space. Draw a circle of light around it. Push back against the dark. Don't just survive. Celebrate.