We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.

A man's bookcase will tell you everything you'll ever need to know about him

A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.

The life most of us live are lives we are forced to live by immediate needs, influences, and pressures.

When you talk about painters and you talk about painters painting masterpieces, there is no painter who painted only one painting and that was a masterpiece. You have to do a whole bunch of paintings to get to the place of mastering your craft.

I'm just a survivor from the train wreck of the modern world.

The idea of being productive, the idea of producing many books is going to lead you toward you becoming a better and better writer.