Dawn tinted the darkness like water ink.

Panic was the worst thing. When you panicked, you couldn't see possibilities. Then came despair.

...You know the mistrust of heights is the mistrust of self, you don't know whether you're going to jump.

Beauty was empty as a gourd, vain as a parakeet. But it had power. It smelled of musk and oranges and made you close your eyes in a prayer.

A book's flaws make it less predictable.

I think that Oprah's on a mission to improve the lives of the average American in various ways. And one of them is to bring literature to people who would normally not be quite as demanding in their reading tastes, to show them writing that can be more than just entertainment.

A novel is like a dream in which everyone is you. They’re all parts of yourself.