If the novelist isn't surprised by where his book ends up, he or she probably hasn't written anything worth remembering.

almost any object, including this book you hold, can turn up as Exhibit A in a murder trial.

Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ecstasy is knowing exactly who one is - and still not caring.

You're better equipped for this world than I am," she said. "I'm always trying to change the world. You know how to live in it.

Unfortunately, little darlings, there is no such thing as a simple love story.The most transitory puppy crush is complex to the extent of lying beyond the far reaches of the brain's understanding.

It is as if the soul of the continent is weeping. Why does it weep? It weeps for the bones of the buffalo. It weeps for magic that has been forgotten. It weeps for the decline of poets.It weepsfor the black people who think like white people.It weepsfor the Indians who think like settlers.It weepsfor the children who think like adults.It weepsfor the free who think like prisoners.Most of all, it weepsfor the cowgirls who think like cowboys.

She needed help, but God was in a meeting whenever she rang.