People will believe anything if it means they can go on with their lives and not have to think too hard about it.

I'd like to thank readers. Every time you open a book, it is a strike against ignorance. Unless you're reading Sarah Palin.

The desperation meeting the silence with its unmasked wish.

Writers are also sort of like vultures, but with fewer ethics.

Maybe girls need an island to find themselves. Maybe they need a place where no one's is watching them so they can be who they really are

But...you could have whatever you wished." "Exactly," he says, nuzzling my neck. "But," I say, "you could turn stones to rubies or ride in a fine gentleman's carriage." Kartik puts his hands on either side of my face. "To each his own magic," he says and kisses me again.

There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.