The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.

If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door, I’d embrace you, kiss you, and call you back for one more. If I knew that this would be the last time I would hear your voice, I’d take hold of each word to be able to hear it over and over again. If I knew this is the last time I see you, I’d tell you I love you, and would not just assume foolishly you know it already.

Don't struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected.

I would give wings to children, but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves.

Justice limps along, but gets there all the same.

Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.

One of the most difficult things is the first paragraph. I have spent many months on a first paragraph, and once I get it, the rest just comes out very easily.