A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.

Writing is a good example of self-abandonment. I never completely forget myself except when I am writing and I am never more completely myself than when I am writing.

Right now the whole world seems to be going through a dark night of the soul.

One old lady who wants her head lifted wouldn't be so bad, but you multiply her two hundred and fifty thousand times and what you get is a book club.

Art transcends its limitations only by staying within them.

The Bible was the only book he read. He didn't read it often but when he did he wore his mother's glasses. They tired his eyes so that after a short time he was always obliged to stop.

The life you save may very well be your own.