I think the primary gift of the animal is offered to writer and non-writer alike; they teach us about love, or attunement, which is love in action. A…

- C.E. Morgan

The idea that writing about characters of another race requires a passage through a critical gauntlet, which involves apology and self-examination of…

- C.E. Morgan

I think of moral beauty as what is the good and the just - terms perhaps best defined by their opposite: evil. Evil is the willingness to do damage t…

- C.E. Morgan

Great literature rattles the mind and makes the body sing. It's an unmistakable, electric feeling, and too rare. That is what I want.

- C.E. Morgan

When you leave good people afraid to speak on behalf of justice, however awkwardly or insensitively, those unafraid to speak will rise to power.

- C.E. Morgan

Every aspect of the novel is - or should be - an arrow pointed towards its ultimate meaning, or a multiplicity of possible meanings. But I also value…

- C.E. Morgan

I don't believe love is real love if it remains cloistered within the confines of an intimate relationship; it should transcend the private sphere. A…

- C.E. Morgan

Ultimately, I don't know if love is an organizing principle we choose or if it's innate. I'm not sure the distinction matters to me much anymore; I j…

- C.E. Morgan

I stared at the Ohio River every day as a child, a thing that for me is almost more symbol than river. The formation of personality is inextricable f…

- C.E. Morgan