Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he's the One.

A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they're better than anyone else on earth - and that's a myth.

Nietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake.

We looked at each other, and I could see in those big reddened eyes that he was not going to scream. He was full of anger - and who could blame him? - but he was no fool. He needed me, and he wanted me here, if only to insult me.

You've got to bend with the wind or you're broken.

I still don't even know if the sheriff will let me see him. And suppose he did; what then? What do I say to him? Do I know what a man is? Do I know how a man is supposed to die? I'm still trying to find out how a man should live. Am I supposed to tell someone how to die who has never lived?

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.