It was never the right time or it was always the right time, depending on how you looked at it.

That's important to me, to recommend books.

shame should be reserved for the things we choose to do, not the circumstances that life puts on us

Some people are born to make great art and others are born to appreciate it. … It is a kind of talent in itself, to be an audience, whether you are the spectator in the gallery or you are listening to the voice of the world's greatest soprano. Not everyone can be the artist. There have to be those who witness the art, who love and appreciate what they have been privileged to see.

Learn to write by writing

When well told, a story captured the subtle movement of change. If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver pin that marked the crossroads.

My writing process has changed because it's harder to find uninterrupted time.