So many people don't know that God loves them. They feel, 'Why would God love me? Why would He be interested in me?

I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.

My grandmother influenced me so deeply.

Let me say that I absolutely loved writing 'A Common Life,' because it was a book about love.

Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.

Food is a great way of communicating.

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder.