“Writing a story about a place calls that world into existence. Sometimes, as the author, you accompany it for a while. But even as you write, the characters have minds of their own.”

“Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can have all the hell we want.”

“Freedom is an absolute state, there is no such thing as being half-free.”

“Imagination is cheap as long as you don't have to worry about the details.”

“Yes, Im talking about a non-violent revolution of consciousness. A consciousness that is able to understand how were all inextricably connected to each other on this Earth,and to the Earth itself.A...”

“If its going to be a world with no time for sentiment, its not a world that I want to live in.”

“Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives.”

“Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.”

“A weapon does not decide whether or not to kill. A weapon is a manifestation of a decision that has already been made.”

“Extreme violence has a way of preventing us from seeing the interests it serves.”