There's a special feeling you get on a veranda that you just can't get anywhere else.

People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues.

The moon had been observing the earth close-up longer than anyone. It must have witnessed all of the phenomena occurring - and all of the acts carried out - on this earth. But the moon remained silent; it told no stories.

"Dance," said the Sheep Man. "Yougottadance. Aslongasthemusicplays. Yougotta dance. Don'teventhinkwhy. Starttothink, yourfeetstop. Yourfeetstop, wegetstuck. Wegetstuck, you'restuck. Sodon'tpayanymind, nomatterhowdumb. Yougottakeepthestep. Yougottalimberup. Yougottaloosenwhatyoubolteddown. Yougottauseallyougot. Weknowyou're tired, tiredandscared. Happenstoeveryone, okay? Justdon'tletyourfeetstop."

What do you think? I'm not a starfish or a pepper tree. I'm a living, breathing human being. Of course I've been in love.

If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.

The best point of my novels, I think, is their humor. I want to keep many my works humorous.