That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put your finger on.

I am afraid of falling into hopeless despair, over my wasted life, and I am still not sure how it happened.

Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women.

At the very least we want a witness. We can't stand the idea of our own voices falling silent finally, like a radio running down.

Freedom, like everything else, is relative.

Then sail, my fine lady, on the billowing wave - The water below is as dark as the grave, And maybe you'll sink in your little blue boat - It's hope, and hope only, that keeps us afloat

Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it.