It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly.

Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual.

They were involved in that awkward procedure of getting to unknow each other.

The concept of writing a novel and not knowing where it's going - I don't know how to do that. Novels are plot- and character-driven, so if I don't know what becomes of people, how can I know where it should begin?

I'm not a movie person. They're collaborations of the worst kind. You must compromise yourself to many interests that are venal and crass and do not have your best interests at heart.

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

I have no respect for the right-to-life position, though I have every respect for an individual who says, "I could never have that procedure, I could never see a film or read a book about that procedure." It doesn't bother me if people feel that way.