"What do you call that moment when we let go of the conviction, albeit illusory, that life will only grow larger? That…"

"Every time I write a book, I’m trying to figure out the answer to a question. By the time I’ve written the book and g…"

"Every time I do an event, invariably people in there will start asking questions and within minutes, it evolves into …"

"(why did you choose close third for the POV? Why not first person?) GN: Because I wanted to have a voice that echoed …"

"The only way there will be peace with the Muslim world is if there is an Islamic Reformation the way there was the Ch…"

"On Israel’s Independence Day every year—it’s called something else there like “the worst day that happened to Arabs”—…"

"John Rechy taught me everything. He taught me the importance of structure and the importance of clarity. I see that i…"

"I think a lot of people go to writing programs and don’t think of themselves as writers and don’t think of it as a ca…"

"She's sixteen years old-a young woman in a city with blue mountains. (first line)"

"Of all the stories I will tell about my mother, this is the one I cherish most. I like to see her at the point of inc…"