The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Every time your work is read, you die several deaths for every word, and poetry is like being flayed alive.

Fe es aquello que nos permite creer en cosas que sabemos que no son ciertas.

Shred the fake mask of humility into pieces. And put on the mask of arrogance if needed.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

I love working with kids and I want to just be able to do it from my heart and not as a job.

Despite our best efforts and our highest hopes, America's long struggle with race is far from finished.

The zone is a place that you rarely visit. It's not some place you go every week. The zone is sacred ground.

We're all grown women now; if we wanna do something, we can't be stopped!

You have to lead people to get excited and be passionate and be activated by what you do.

The power of unconditional love. I mean, there is no power on earth like unconditional love.