Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child.

If you imagine the world listening, you'll never write a line. That's why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.

Every time I catch myself saying, "Oh no, you shouldn't try that," I think, "Yes, I should."

Courage is the only Magic worth having.

If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.

I have enormous pride in the survival of the Jewish people, the cultural heritage of the Jewish people, but I'm not observant, and I don't belong to a synagogue. I don't go to temple on high holy days, but I'm proud to be Jewish.

writers do not choose their subjects; their subjects choose them.