Never hope for it more than you work for it.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

So often the truth is told with hate, and lies are told with love.

The writer's job is not to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here I am,” but to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here YOU are.

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.

If you don't like my book, write your own.

It really doesn't take brains to be a politician as much as it takes stomach. Both would be nice, but in America we have accepted diminishing returns in this arena.