People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.

If you had an essentially happy childhood, that tends to dwell with you.

What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives

God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That charge was laid upon us

The goofiness of radicals thinking they have to dress in Guatemalan peasant clothes. The poor don't want you to look like them. They want you to dress in a suit and go get them food and water. Comma.

People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.

You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness.