They say God appeared in history and used it for his purposes, but if that was so he had no pity for men.

Where to look if you’ve lost your mind?

At thirty-three the Whammer still enjoyed exceptional eyesight. He saw the ball spin off Roy’s fingertips and it reminded him of a white pigeon he had kept as a boy, that he would send into...

There are no wrong books. What’s wrong is the fear of them.

Charity you can give even when you haven’t got.

If the stories come, you get them written, you’re on the right track. Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way. The real mystery to crack is you.

The wild begins where you least expect it, one step off your normal course

When I don’t feel hurt, I hope they bury me.

I fix what’s broken – except in the heart.

I am somewhat of a meliorist. That is to say, I act as an optimist because I find I cannot act at all, as a pessimist. One often feels helpless in the face of the...

A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.