All that matters in life is forging deep ties of love and family and friends. Writing and reading come later.

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics - except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity.

Sometimes I stumble upon a wonderfully irresistible to me voice, unexpectedly.

celebrate while you can

Don't try to anticipate an ideal reader - or any reader. He/she might exist - but is reading someone else.

Anyone who teaches knows that you don't really experience a text until you've taught it, in loving detail, with an intelligent and responsive class.

Writing is the most solitary of arts.