Half my life is an act of revision.

Watch out for people who call themselves religious; make sure you know what they mean - make sure they know what they mean!

Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties.

I always thought that you could do worse than find yourself dying in the company of a devoted former student.

A personal injustice is stronger motivation than any instinct for philanthropy.

You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.

Anyone can be sentimental about the nativity; any fool can feel like a Christian at Christmas. But Easter is the main event; if you don’t believe in the resurrection, you’re not a believer." “If you don’t believe in Easter,” Owen Meany said. “Don’t kid yourself—Don’t call yourself a Christian.