We were, literally and figuratively, in the same boat.

A movie tends to box you in, at least as far as the aesthetics. You have an incredibly kinetic experience, which is the joy of cinema.

Just as art brings you to another place, so does religion - and to ask questions of factuality tends to reduce both. If you say you were inspired by a novel, that implies that your book is a work of fiction.

When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.

I go to mass every Sunday, but love going to mosques too. Muslims pray in a beautiful way.

Truth is a nebulous thing. There are certain, definite truths, but the truth of our lives goes far beyond facts.

Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. Such is the strangeness of the human heart.