Writing is not a genteel profession; it's quite nasty and tough and kind of dirty.

China was not at all what I expected it to be. I had an image of China as a very quaint and mysterious and peaceful place. Well, it's quaint and mysterious in some respects, but not in the ways I had thought. The people are mysterious. They don't often tell you what they feel.

I grew up in New England at the edge of the Atlantic and have for many years been an avid rower. I've rowed in various places, including the Ganges in India, the River Shannon in Ireland, and the Sea of Galilee.

There's as much revealed in the way a person lifts a glass as in what they say about some political issue.

As a great devotee, I consider a Brahmin who wears the sacred thread as God.

God's purpose is more important than our plans.

Words don't define me. Actions, my faith, and the strength of my relationships and family do.

I definitely consider myself a Christian. There's things that I believe in, there's things I have a self-belief on. I know I got a great relationship with God and the universe. I just believe in being a righteous person and karma. Doing unto others as you would have done unto you. I really want to help teach that.