Now, 75 years [after To Kill a Mockingbird], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.

[Open Letter, O Magazine, July 2006]

“Jem: I’ve thought about it a lot lately and I’ve got it figured out. There’s fo…”

“It's not time to worry yet”

“People have a habit of doing everyday things even under the oddest conditions.”

“She was not fat, but solid, and she chose protective garments that drew up her …”