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

I always know more about the ending, even the aftermath to the ending, than I know about the beginning. And so there's a construction that works from back to front.

When time passes, it's the people who knew you whom you want to see; they're the ones you can talk to. When enough time passes, what's it matter what they did to you?

The main character and the most important character are not always the same person - you have to know the difference.

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

Rituals are comforting; rituals combat loneliness.

I’m not afraid, but I’m very nervous.