I will say that there is an inordinate amount of medicine in my novels, especially the first one. There are a lot of medical things that happen. A hip fracture, three different kinds of lung cancer, pneumonia, blood poisoning, and so on.

From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge and especially music, painting, flowers, and the sciences, Algebra being one of my favorite studies.

I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

I would jump at the chance to work with the inordinately-talented J.J. Abrams on a new 'Star Trek' film.

If one would praise the Almighty, one must then revel in His works, and take them whole, adore their very grossness, savor the oozing quiddity of that slime of which He seems to be inordinately fond. Love is not nice. God's love assuredly is not; and human love, its copy, must not presume to be so.

I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.

Death is always around the corner but often our society gives it inordinate help.