But no one walks out of his family without reprisals: a family is too disciplined an army to offer compassion to its deserters.
Fantasy is one of the soul's brighter porcelains.
One of the greatest gifts you can get as a writer is to be born into an unhappy family.
Saints make wonderful grandfathers and lousy husbands.
My soul grazes like a lamb on the beauty of an indrawn tide.
I meet kids now who become novelists, poets, write for the theater and movies, who were simply inspired by what they saw during the Spoleto Festival.