it's way too early for him to be talking anyhow but I see in his eyes something and I see in his eyes a voice and I see in his eyes a whole new set of words

How self-centered, how arrogant... Imagine the awesome privilege of living in a society where you get to choose what you eat at each and every meal. When I was a kid, I was a vegetarian and a vegan for long stretches... I was a commodity cheese-atarian.

The ordinary can be like medicine.

I know a lot about being white - because I have to, I live in the white world. A white person doesn't live in the Indian world. I have to be white every day.

Summer coming like a car from down the highway.

The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when I was seven years old don't like my books.

Funny how a little politeness can change people's minds.