I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

"The novel is a way of thinking about the world, a way of understanding the world."

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."

The idea of America is so important to me. It's about freedom, democracy, and the ability to create your own destiny.

To write is to bear witness.

To study the phenomena of mind from the standpoint of the soul is nothing less than the way to perfect knowledge.