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.

I was starting to wonder if I was ready to be a writer, not someone who won prizes, got published and was given the time and space to work, but someone who wrote as a course of life. Maybe writing wouldn't have any rewards. Maybe the salvation I would gain through work would only be emotional and intellectual. Wouldn't that be enough, to be a waitress who found an hour or two hidden in every day to write?

Some people need a huge amount of attention, and they are worthy of that attention, and they're still exhausting.

I certainly have written a lot about police in my life, and it's not only something that I know about, but always something that interests me.

Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame

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.

We have different kinds of intimacy with many, many people. I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.