Procrastination is a lazy man's apology.

That we are surrounded by deep mysteries is known to all but the incurably ignorant.

There is something about important stories that is not just the message, but also the way that message is conveyed, the arrangement of the words, the felicity of the language. So it's really a balance between your commitment, whether it's political or economic or whatever, and your craft as an artist.

There are things the story must have or else look incomplete. And these will almost automatically present themselves. When they don't, you are in trouble and then the novel stops.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Writers don't give prescriptions. They give headaches!

He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger.