I found myself doing so much public speaking, more and more and bigger and bigger.

I did want to feel like life's all of one piece.

Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write

When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The whole world seems to shimmer when I find the words. My mind quiets.

All there is to do, right at this very moment, is to breathe in, breathe out, and kiss the joy as it flies.

Everything changes. The more I try to hold on to the moment, the more it slips through my fingers.

Our minds simply don't function in some sort of narrative chronology. I think that one of the great gifts of writing fiction is being able to think about that.