The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places.

Don't call 'em dogs. Dogs are loyal and they run after balls.

The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people.

I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places.

It took a brave editor in the U.S. to sign a contract for Dancing Girls, and without her belief in the book, I'm not sure it would ever have found its way into print.

If you can't return a favor, pass it on.