You can count on Scandinavian literature for a certain kind of darkness, a modern mythic style.

What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.

You know, you can steel your heart against any kind of trouble, any kind of horror. But the simple act of kindness from a complete stranger will unstitch you.

In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting in itself.

What we know about who we are comes from stories. It's the agents of our imagination who really shape who we are.

The privilege of being a writer is that you have this opportunity to slow down and to consider things.

People think that writing is writing, but actually writing is editing. Otherwise, you're just taking notes

My friend Ronald Gottesman says...that the cause of all our trouble is the belief in an essential, pure identity: religious, ethnic, historical, ideological.

Men do communicate, often very directly, but women sometimes cannot accept how simple what we have to say is. We seldom play games--we aren't that sophisticated.

Before you speak, my friend, remember, a spiritual man contain his anger. Angry words are like slap in de face.

Time was the only variable in every equation of power and oppression--how long before the pot boiled over.

When there is no owner, there will be an abuser.

The saints shall persevere in holiness, because God perseveres in grace.

I want all of my films to belong to me.

Bren MacGuff: Well, honey, doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch lesser people scream.

Grace makes you gracious. The Giver makes you give.

Peace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned. If your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close

I've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.

Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.

A creative moment is part of a longer creative process which, in turn, is part of a creative life.