Metaphysics attempts to discover the ultimate nature of reality, and in this sense, the innerspace of science fiction is metaphysical fiction.

Once you become delivered, you have to find your calling and how to discover God’s purpose for your life

A work of art is somehow organic, and to slash a painting or smash a statue is not just an offence against property: it is an offence against life.

But nobody ever tells you in advance when you should concentrate on the good times-that's why you're supposed to do it every day.

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product. Keeping a journal is not a bad idea either.

I have a pretty wide range of musical tastes.

I'd never seen anyone do a rebuttal review to some of the reviews.

Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart.

We're seeing that women continue to make less money, they continue to face violence.

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.