“Ridiculous man in a pair of ridiculous sneakers. Such a ridiculous man hardly deserved to live.”

“Such a ridiculous man hardly deserved to live.”

“Even at eleven, he had observed that things turned out right a ridiculous amount of the time.”

“OH SHIT! I BELIEVE IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS!" he shouted, and it was true: even at eleven he had observed that things turned out right a ridiculous amount of the time.”

“A critical assumption is sometimes made that [Grisham, Clancey, Crichton & myself] have access to some mystical vulgate that other (and often better) writers cannot find or will not deign to use. I doubt if this is true. Nor do I believe the contention of some popular novelists... that thier success is based on literary merit -- that the public understands true greatness in ways the tight-a**ed, consumed-by-jealousy literary establishment cannot. This idea is ridiculous, a product of vanity and insecurity.”

“A man who doubts himself shouldn't have to try too hard for too long, not until he's seasoned.”

“Every man or woman who loves Him, they hate Him too, because He's a hard God, a jealous God.”