Because he says he can't stand you and you act like you can't stand him, and whenever a man and a woman behave like that toward each other, it usually means something's going on.

I dont have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.

There were days when he touched the tip of her nose and it was enough, a miracle of plenty.

Nobody ever warned me about mirrors, so for many years I was fond of them, and believed them to be trustworthy. . .

Imagine having a mother who worries that you read too much. The question is, what is it that's supposed to happen to people who read too much? How can you tell when someone's crossed the line.

If you should find yourself in a place that is indifferent to you and there is someone there that your spirit stretches to, then that person is kin.

So many times I've encountered people who are just kind of like, 'Yeah, Nigeria,' and, you know, thump their chest and seem very sure of, like, being Nigerian. And I'm just kind of, like, I wish I could be that sure.