In the end, it's all about perseverance.

I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.

I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent.

I come down on the side of free will but I have sympathy for those who believe in fate because there is something about life which we feel we have no control over.

Darkness dwells within even the best of us. In the worst of us, darkness not only dwells but reigns.

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

I just became fascinated with how complex and unlikely the universe is and life is and Catholicism gives me an answer to that.