"The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public."

"A good book is a good book is a good book. And if it's a bit of a page-turner, so much the better."

"Don't be afraid to be controversial. It means you're saying something interesting."

"We are all immigrants, even within ourselves."

"Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true."