If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories.

I want to be a popular novelist who's also serious, or a serious novelist who's also very accessible.

The only time you truly become an adult is when you finally forgive your parents for being just as flawed as everyone else.

Words matter, words have import.

If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories.

We all want to fix things. Just as we all believe that so much in life can be rectified. Mend fences, build bridges, reach out, engage in mutual healing.

From Graham Greene, I learnt how to be an accessible writer who grapples with our doubts as sentient individuals.