My goal in life is to become an adjective.

It was possible to feel superior to other people and feel like a misfit at the same time.

I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will.

Detroit's a great music town. If your interaction with it was mainly musical, I'm sure you have a good opinion of the place.

What if you had faith and performed good works, what if you died and went to heaven, and what if all the people you met there were people you didn't like?

I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old English, Middle English, and work your way toward the modern. I figured if I did that it would force me to read some of the things I might not read on my own.

That’s how people live, by telling stories. What’s the first thing a kid says when he learns how to talk? “Tell me a story.” That’s how we understand who we are, where we come from. Stories are everything.