“When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out.”

“higher out to stay silent and feel thought a fool than out to speak out and take away all doubt.”

“Hate will only eat the truth, then spit out a lie.”

“One thing you know when you're ten is that no matter what, there's gonna be a happy ending. They can sweat all they want, the authors, but back of it all you know, you just have no doubt, that in the long run justice is going to win out.”

“Courage doesn't happen without fear, doubt, and unbelief; courage overcomes all of these things to get the job done.How do we knock off fear or doubt out unbelief? Simple faith in God.”

“We all dream dreams of unity, of purity; we all dream that there's an authoritative voice out there that will explain things, including ourselves. If it wasn't for our longing for these things, I doubt the novel or the short story would exist in its current form. I'm not going to say much more on the topic. Just remember: In dictatorships, only one person is really allowed to speak. And when I write a book or a story, I too am the only one speaking, no matter how I hide behind my characters.”