"I think I am trying to make my head into a kind of lighthouse for other people. I'm trying to make a light shine on things I think are true."

"Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God."

"It's a very bad idea to get in the way of a writer who's trying to write."

"Mankind has been making a mess of things for a long time. It's time we started cleaning it up."

"People say, 'What is the most important thing for a writer?' I say, 'Don't be boring.'"