“Writing is a delicious agony.”

“Look at what's happening in this world. Every day there's something exciting or disturbing to write about. With all that's going on, how could I stop?”

“Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else.”

“Surely--But I am very off from that. From surely. From indeed. From the decent arrow that was my clean naivete and my faith. This morning, men deliver wounds and death. They will deliver death and wounds tomorrow. And I doubt all. You. Or a violet.”