Probably not needing to be published would give me more time to think about a book.

The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories.

As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some that only exist in the imagination, like the bluebirds that fly over the rainbow.

If they would all sleep all the time she wouldn't mind being their mother.

If people believed in eternal damnation they might not be seizing the day quite so much.

Men had no purpose on earth whereas women were gods walking unrecognized among them.

The past is what you take with you.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

I spent four years doing a doctorate in postmodern American literature. I can recognize it when I see it.

He was a writer and words were his weapons.

Keep burning the flame of discontent within you until you get the joy of satisfaction.

My real goal is the Olympics. It's going to be tough but it was very good preparation to play here.

Spirituality is not some external goal that one must seek, but a part of the divine core of each of us, which we must reveal.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Learn to commit every situation to God, and trust Him for the outcome. God's love for you never changes, no matter what problems you face or how unsettled life becomes.

Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.

Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.

Rediscover the Rosary in the light of scripture, in harmony with the Liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives.

Home is where the people who live there need me to come home to them, and worry about me when I'm gone. There's no such place on this earth, no matter how far I drive.