Every spot on earth is particular, detailed, and incomprehensibly complex.

Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

I suspected that there were things he knew that I had been waiting all my life to learn.

In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too.

But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves up as contrary to whatever the society expects.

I cannot think well of a man who sports with any woman's feelings

Humans are destructive animals, but they are also wise ones.

And this wasn’t lying, not really. It was leaving out.

Chinese language tends to be quick, economical. To know what people are saying, you always need to know what the context is.

This record was supposed to come out in July already, but it just got delayed and delayed, so, well, I guess it was just coincidence.

Sometimes we think, "We're the only people who see it this way," but that's really not the case.

You cannot kill an ideology with a bullet. You can only kill it with a better idea.

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

Over a very small number of rolls of the dice, the uncertainty principle is very important.

My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.