I think 'The Lord Of The Rings' is the mother of all cult books, because you can be in that cult and not even know you're in it.

I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.

I had many boxing matches with my brother in the backyard when we were younger, and I guess while other people abhor boxing for its brutality, I also have to admire anyone who climbs into the ring to face up to what could be the ultimate defeat.

Can a wolfe be beautiful?

There are moments when you can only stand and stare, watching the world forget you as you remove yourself from it - when you overcome it and cease to exist as the person you were.

I'd been in love with her for years. I never left this suburban town. I didn't go to university. I went to Audrey.

Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it.