I love the fact that so many of my readers are intelligent, exceptional, accomplished people with an open-minded love of diversity. But even more than that, I love it when my readers find lasting friendship with others of my readers - knowing that they met through their mutual affection for my books and characters makes me happy!

I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk. Too often, at regular book signings, I meet readers who have traveled six or eight hours to see me, and I'm unable to spend more than a few short minutes chatting with them as I sign books.

Y’all can think of me as the voice of God. I say it, you obey it, or there’ll be hell to pay.

He wanted Eden, and he wanted Pinkie, but mostly he wanted Eden, because together they could make their own Pinkie.

And I’m standing there, and I think, damn. I think, this is it. I’m going to die. Right here, right now – simply because I am a black man in an American city.

You know, I’ve seen ‘Beavis and Butthead,’ and I thought it was just some warped fictional exaggeration of male immaturity, but I can see now that the show is based on you.

Oh, man. Yeah, Wes was going to kill him. But before he did, Bobby would ask them to put four words on his tombstone : It Was Worth It.

He’s getting older,” Charles said darkly. “Shall I hit him with my walker or my oxygen tank?

Comedy equals tragedy plus time.

After we got back to the office, I wanted to show you his picture, and I had one on my phone, but it was so small, so I downloaded it onto my computer. Or was that your computer? Wasn’t that when you just got your Mac?” During the past year, Lindsey had become one of those obnoxious PowerBook users. Anytime anyone had trouble opening or downloading a file using their PC, Lindsey would nod and say, “That wouldn’t happen with my computer.