Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.

Christians already? It seems to me that it takes a lifetime of work.

If I'm going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don't just go bumbling over things.

You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.

When you know better you do better.

My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.