I've also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes; it's amazing how it concentrates their minds.

The good were worthy of note because they battled and that battle was a great story, whereas the evil were evil because of moral laziness, or weakness, and that was ultimately a dull and uninteresting affair.

Dating is really all about sex. In the conventional context, this means that the man invites the woman to go through a social encounter, the ultimate purpose of which is sexual engagement.

Dogs are in on our human silliness; lions are not.

At night we are all strangers, even to ourselves.

Many of my books are written from a female perspective. I rather enjoy the take that women have on the world, and certainly I enjoy the conversations that women have.

We are all tempted, Mma. We are all tempted when it comes to cake.