I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation.

My hope is for a literature that raises the language above the ordinary, makes words both functional and emotional, and to resonate at the frequency of the human spirit - the skill and insight of the writer lifting the parochial novel above the level of regional concern. Making it personal, national, and universal.

I hope that by joining The Giving Pledge, it will encourage others to do the same.

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