I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents.

She was in pain and I loved her, sort of loved her, I guess, so I kind of had to love her pain, too.

In the middle of a crazy and drunk life, you have to hang onto the good and sober moments tightly.

The cello looks like a woman to me. And, you know, the curves. And so I am in a way, and it's funny to admit this, I am sexually attracted to the cello, the curves really get me. So as I watched him play, you know, Yo Yo Ma is sort of making love to a beautiful woman.

You have to love somebody that much to also hate them that much, too. (191)

Every Indian kid has access to MySpace and Facebook. But that doesn't mean they have access to books and great teachers. This idea about bringing digital tech into schools is great, but once again I'll say that this is not how people actually learn.

I guess a witness is all I am. I think as a writer, you're pretty removed. Writing is a very selfish, individualistic pursuit. So in that sense I'm a witness because I'm not participating.