“The question isn't "is your novel good enough?" The question is: "Do you believe in it?”

“The moment isn't a piece of time; it's a question. The moment comes when you look up and see your life stretching out for seventy more years. And there, in front of you, like a giant roadblock, is the question: Is this life good enough for the next seventy years? But maybe that's the easy question. The next logical question--Can I live like this?--is the killer. Because it isn't a yes or no kind of question. It's a do or die kind of question.I avoid moments.”

“A good novel begins with a small question and ends with a bigger one.”

“The question isn't "Why do we die?" The question is "Why do we live?”

“The key question isn't 'What is Evil?' The key question is 'When does the Good become Evil?”

“My question is, do you believe in an evil possessed of its own purity? or does every act intend some good?...”