. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .

People only ask questions when they're ready to hear the answers.

Religious freedom should work two ways: we should be free to practice the religion of our choice, but we must also be free from having someone else's religion practiced on us.

I suppose I'm proudest of my novels for what's imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography.

Homer and Candy passed by the empty and brightly lit dispensary; they peeked into Nurse Angela's empty office. Homer knew better than to peek into the delivery room when the light was on. From the dormitory, they could hear Dr. Larch's reading voice. Although Candy held tightly to his hand, Homer was inclined to hurry - in order not to miss the bedtime story.

She sat keenly white and still among them, a witness to everything--maybe determining nothing, possibly judging it all.

My life as a writer consists of 1/8 talent and 7/8 discipline.