I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.

Man cannot live by incompetence alone.

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.

I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds.

With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.