We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long.

I think we fought Vietnam for the benefits of civilization, and certainly we fought it to oppose authority. To show our authority, to show we weren't weak. Isn't that what Nixon kept saying? "We have to show the world that we're not weak." So of course what we ended up showing the world was that we were, yep, weak. 'Cause we couldn't beat these kids in black pajamas.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

Want to know the best thing about teaching? Seeing that moment when a kid discovers his or her gift. There's no feeling on earth like it.

Any game looks straight if everyone is being cheated at once.

Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky.

I don't like the idea that I am going to come back as an ant or a sparrow if I don't get along in the great karma of life.