Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.

My books are inert as cordwood till a reader's imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life.

Ecosystems are holy. The word ""environmental"" is a deadly compromise itself. It's a policy word that lives only in the head, and barely there.

I read the book of Job last night, I don't think God comes out well in it.

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York.

When you are a kid, a wolf is an amazing sight, so sumptuous. I sort of knew these were splendid creatures, that I was not going to find them outside roaming around. It was like a dog, but not a dog. It was incredible, a god!

It is plain to me that our prelates, in granting indulgences, do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.