“...God sometimes sends flowers -but I like it best when he darkens the sky and lights up an infinitude of worlds...”

“... here's what I believe - sometimes God has a Plan B...”

“...when you're broken, everything gets a little honester - you make mistakes and don't give a damn - you give up on perfection, but get real...”

“...I retreat into my fictional world where everything makes sense - but even there I can't even control what people do...”

“...my novels are like life - I never know where they're going until I get to the end...”

“...there is no map of the soul because we make it up as we go...”

“...skeins of mist like translucent silk, bending and unbending in the headlight tunnels...”