I know a lot of Eastern Europeans, and because of what they have been through and what they have seen, they have an attitude where they are not easily fooled.

Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books.

All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another.

Reading was like eating alone, with that same element of bingeing.

When we humans speak, we are not merely communicating information but attempting to make an impression and achieve a goal.

What I love is how pissed off Jane Eyre is. She's in a rage for the whole novel and the payoff is she gets to marry this blind guy who's toasted his wife in the attic." -Angela Argo "Blue Angel

A lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful.

Like seeing a photograph of yourself as a child, encountering handwriting that you know was once yours but that now seems only dimly familiar can inspire a confrontation with the mystery of time.

We never believe we're beautiful, no matter how many times we hear it. We never believe it until someone says it in the right way.

I’ve always found that the better the book I’m reading, the smarter I feel, or, at least, the more able I am to imagine that I might, someday, become smarter.

I can no more reread my own books than I can watch old home movies or look at snapshots of myself as a child. I wind up sitting on the floor, paralyzed by grief and nostalgia.

A ‘biomass’ man reaction comes from reflexes and instinct

True ninjas are always outnumbered, because they are individuals.

The best way to protect evil, to deny it existence.

A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving.

I think marriage is only necessary if you've got children. It's quite nice for them.

Nothing is more precious than life... especially the life of your child.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, the higher your profile, the more castable you are in TV dramas.

Liberty is the soul's right to breathe and, when it cannot take a long breath, laws are girdled too tight.

You can't build the bridge of trust with the scaffolding of lies and underhand deals

All beauty, resonance, integrity, Exist by deprivation or logic Of strange position.