And I realized that I’d tolerated him this long because of self-doubt.

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.

I'm out the door. I'm on that team. Without a doubt.

God might awaken that heart, supine and stupefied with self-indulgence, and remove the film of sensual darkness from his eyes, but I could not.

I have no doubt that Oprah will remain committed to bringing life-expanding novels -- their themes and their authors -- to the attention of the huge audience that she inspires. It seems the frequency and format of her book recommendations will now change but not Oprah's underlying mission of getting people to read to enrich themselves and to better understand others.

First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success.