I just hope that readers and publishers continue to appreciate good writing and good storytelling in all their various forms. And I hope that people continue to read books, even though we have so many other options for entertainment.

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of eventually catching someone's attention.

To be a good editor or a good writer, I think you really need to be a great reader first.

I just hope that readers and publishers continue to appreciate good writing and good storytelling in all their various forms. And I hope that people continue to read books, even though we have so many other options for entertainment.

My goal was just to tell the unlikely story in a way that would feel as convincing as possible.

We were a different kind of Christian, the quiet, reasonable kind, a breed embarrassed by the mention of miracles.

Nothing has happened to me out of the closet that was anywhere near as dangerous as being closeted.