"Both Christianity and Islam are logocentric," he told his students, "meaning they are focused on the Word. In Christian tradition, the Word became flesh in the book of John: 'And the Word was made flesh, and He dwelt among us. 'Therefore, it was acceptable to depict the Word as having a human form. In Islamic tradition, however, the Word did not become flesh, and therefore the Word needs to remain in the form of a word … in most cases, calligraphic renderings of the names of the holy figures of Islam."

I write slowly. I actually write quickly, but I throw out so much material.

I didn't understand how funny this play Much Ado About Nothing truly was until I became an English teacher and had to teach it. There is no wittier dialogue anywhere.

I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.

Man is simply playing by nature's rules,and art is man's attempt to imitate the beauty of the Creator's hand

There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.

Death is usually an all-or-nothing thing!