"A book is a collaboration between a writer and a reader. The writer provides the words, but the reader provides the meaning."

"The idea that some thoughts are too dangerous to be thought is a dangerous idea for freedom."

"What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist."

"The greatest danger to freedom is the abandonment of reason."

"I think the job of a writer is to be a witness, to bear witness to the world."