"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven."

"Sometimes when you're writing, you're not writing, you're just staring at the wall. And that's okay."

"I go out to my little office, where I've got a manuscript, and the last page I was happy with is on top. I read that, and it's like getting on a taxiway. I'm able to go through and revise it and put m…"

"Life is a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where you started again."

"Books are a uniquely portable magic."