He must have seen her shock, because he said, "You can't defeat the power of the book. But you can make it work for you.

He rolled his eyes. "Fiction lies for the truth.

Women's fiction is just a marketing category, designed to appeal more to women than to men. But there are stories in that category that any human being would like.

Fiction is very, very important, " he said, his voice is rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new cultures and other lives through stories. Made-up stories. Fiction.

MURRY: I believe in a lot of things. Santa Claus, magic, vampires, and even ghosts but I don't believe in luck. Good or bad.

Can you imagine what will happen if just for one day the sun forgot to rise?

You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.

A doctor is not a mechanic. A car doesn't react with a mechanic, but a human being does.

Childlessness doesn't make people selfish; selfishness makes people selfish.

Why are women raped far away (say, Bosnia) called victims, while those raped nearby (say, a local campus) are playing victim politics?

I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living

The four pillars of wisdom that support journalistic endeavors are: lies, stupidity, money-grubbing, and ethical irresponsibility.

I do not tweeze my eyebrows. I've been letting them grow out for years. I try to fill them in wherever nature has abandoned me.

If you try to assert wisdom before people have themselves walked it, be prepared for much resistance, denial, push-back, and verbal debate.