“Works that have a certain imperfection to them have an appeal for that very reason—or at least they appeal to certain types of people . . . You discover something about that work that tugs at your heart—or maybe we should say the work discovers you.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“If you care about something enough, it’s going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad.”— Sherman Alexie, amazon.com