Dad is always hiding in his book.

Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. Sometimes you run over a drunk who's lain down and fallen asleep on the warm pavement. I mean, do you keep going, or what?

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

A writer of books has to admit that film is the enemy, and that in my case I have been sleeping with the enemy.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Longing, the hope for fulfillment, is the one unwavering passion of the world's commerce.

I have been everywhere because I don't know what I'm looking for.