And the fury in my community was just staggering. The young priests in the parish were behind the message. The older priests weren't necessarily, but they all followed the orders of the cardinal and read the letter. Every Sunday, 2,000 people came to mass at that parish. The following Sunday, the attendance dropped to 200, and never recovered.

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship

Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.

I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work.

Hard to remember who is more dangerous: the people who are attacking our liberties overseas, or those who are suppressing them at home.

I live and die with the Chicago Cubs

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel