When I write a book, I write very cleanly from page one to the last page. I hardly ever write out of sequence.

Always the bridesmaid , never the bride." Always the godfather, never the god".

People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.

She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was beautiful. In her own way.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

When the times are a crucible, when the air is full of crisis, those who are the most themselves are the victims.

Of course. You get everything from books.