I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point.

Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea.

It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.

How long does it take for a broken spirit to kill a body that has food, water and shelter?

My greatest wish — other than salvation — was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One I could read again and again, with new eyes and a fresh understanding each time.

Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?

I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point.