Nothing Exists Without Its Opposite.

You Can't Judge Islam By Those People Any More Than You Can Judge Christians By Abortion Clinic Bombers Or White Separatists. Love Turn To Hate At The Fringes Of Any Belief System.

If You Think Your Life Sucks, It Probably Does. Do Something About It.

Certainly Working With Teens Keeps Me Up To Date With Language And With Certain Kinds Of Thinking. I Often Feel Like I Have To Go Back To That 17-year-old Chris Crutcher, And That Forms The Core Voice. I Can Draw On Teens From 1964 To 2001 To Find A Part Of The Voice I Need.

No Amount Of Effort Could Have Stopped That, Because Our Points Of View - The Way We Perceive Things - Are Inextricably Linked To Our Beliefs, ... ,our Beliefs Color What We See.

I'd Rather Be A Flash Than A Slowly Burning Ember.