There are writers who do start doing the same thing again and again and almost inevitably fall into self-parody.

Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.

We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

One of the things that draws writers to writing is that they can get things right that they got wrong in real life by writing about them.

The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness.

A piece of writing is a dangerous thing," he said. "It can change your life.

Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity.

Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow.

Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.

Most of us dont live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented.

When you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun.Un-slumping yourselfis not easily done.

If you become angry with someone today, it is a discharge kashaya (karma effect of anger-pride-deceit-greed). But in that [discharge karma] your intent is for it, which “charges” a [new] karmic seed.

Family is not limited by blood or marriage. It's limited to love and bond to one another in one's heart

You can only move if you are actually in the moment. You have to be where you are to get where you need to go.

Let your life be your argument.

Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life.

If I'm on a bus and someone makes my blood boil, I'll pocket those emotions and put them in a song.

Don't plan with what is in your pocket; plan with what is in God's pocket

I would love to see the Church on the right side of history.

The majority of my blood is Asian.