We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them.

I don't begin a novel until I have written, not just the last sentence, but usually, as a result thereof, many of the surrounding final paragraphs, so that in addition to knowing what happens, I know what the voice is.

I still believe in getting married in churches and baptizing children. I go through those motions.

When I feel like being a director, I write a novel.

I grew up in a family where, through my teenage years, I was expected to go to church on Sunday. It wasn't terribly painful.

The desire to never leave your side, the desire to never see you again. The desire to see your face asleep on the pillow beside my face and to see your eyes open in the morning when I lie next to you—just watching you, waiting for you to wake up.

when however small a measure of jealousy is mixed with misunderstanding, there is always going to be trouble.