I believe in the possibility of miracles but, more to the point, I believe in our need for them.

If you want to publish two books a year under your own name and your publisher doesn't, maybe you need a different publisher.

Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy.

Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope.

Lots of people are unable to see all kinds of truths right in front of their eyes." "The world is what we make it, and our future is ours to shape.

Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I said, Well, it's like two of the scariest movies I can imagine.

The world is a very complex and interesting place and that is what I really want my fiction to say: wake up to how amazing the world is.