The lucky ones are just born dead.

Some people are just born human, the rest of us, we take a lifetime to get there.

I didn't use anybody's story. I used the context and the structure of the situation. People were so, so desperate to tell their story and begin to digest their experience - like turning it into a story - that after the fist few weeks I could go with a pad and pencil and take notes. People didn't seem at all bothered by that.

What we call chaos is just patterns we haven’t recognized. What we call random is just patterns we can't decipher.

By the time you read this, you'll be older than you remember.

The greatest weapon any warrior can carry into battle is absolute certainty of her eternal soul.

Books can create a depth of story, a background of information and ideas, that televison and movies can't. Sure, the television shows may shock, but only on a superficial level. They'd never risk market share to really explore the issues. They report, but don't analyze or suggest any new ways for living our lives.