It seemed to me, in some way, especially when you're looking back at distant historical events, the "Truth" with a capital "T" is kind of the juxtaposition of all the many, many, many truths that seem true to people at the time.

I remember reading The Bluest Eye when I was a young parent, and something opened in me. That's the highest aspiration.

Whatever happens, we can deal with it if we admit that it's happening and so on. So to be comfortable with what is - that is a real superpower.

Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.

In the moment of reading, the writer comes up to the surface and the reader comes up to the surface and they kiss, like two fish. That actually does happen.

It seems to me that there are certain thoughts and vignettes and attitudes that I have always had the desire to represent.

Our first responsibility in all things is to preserve our goodness of heart - then and only then act.