Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can't exist without one.

Of course we all know that's not how life works. The novel that is our life can end at any time. Sometimes even on page one.

I know a number of people who - from the comments they make - are going to vote for [Donald] Trump when that curtain closes. But let's keep it real honest here: They are voting for a xenophobic, anti-Latino white supremacist - don't try to pretty it up. This is now the age when people want to be white supremacists, but they don't actually want to be known for it.

Literature is less involved in giving you answers and more dedicated to giving you insight.

Success, after all, loves a witness, but failure can't exist without one.

I think that America is such an incredibly dynamic place because of immigration. We fundamentally have been a culture that's been put together from the explosions of other cultures. But it's hard for us to see. We have blinded ourselves to the reality of what our country is.

but back then, in those first days, I was so alone that every day was like eating my own heart.