You think you have a memory; but it has you!
...every study of the gods, of everyone's gods, is a revelation of vengeance towards the innocent.
If pride is a sin ... moral pride is the greatest sin.
You don't have to be in the habit of going to church to listen to such a literary minister; you don't have to be a believer to be moved by Mr. Buechner's faith.
There's no reason you should write any novel quickly.
When I feel like being a director, I write a novel.