We lie to God in prayer if we do not rely on him afterwards.

She would drink until the trembling stopped. Then she would wilt over the piano like one of Celia's spinaches when Tam Lin forgot to water the garden.

1980's: not a time period but a state of mind.

The irony of love is that it guarantees some degree of anger fear and criticism.

All men have an instinct for conflict: at least, all healthy men.

My father was a writer; I've known a lot of children of writers - daughters and sons of writers, and it can be a hard way to grow up.

Morality knows nothing of geographical boundaries, or distinctions of race.

The seed is the fetus, in other words, a true plant with its parts (that is, its leaves, of which there are usually two, its stalk or stem, and its bud) completely fashioned.

We can always find a reason to praise. Situations change for better and for worse, but God's worth never changes.

Every man has a vocation. The talent is the call.

When I die, nobody cry at my funeral, in fact let's all have a party; I've lived the life of ten men. I lived all my dreams and more.