For a man to know what he has when he had it, that is what makes him a fortunate man.

There can be something cruel about people who have had good fortune. They equate it with personal goodness.

I don't write for an audience, I don't think whether my book will sell, I don't sell it before I finish writing it.

My novels are very much the same, as I think many people's novels are.

That's one of the many things about having the bookstore that I adore. I can walk into the store and say to somebody, "I'm glad you're reading this book" or "I'm glad you're getting this book" or "Don't get that book. I read that book and hated that book. Let's get you this book instead."

Sometimes not having any idea where we’re going works out better than we could possibly have imagined.

Keeping people safe is a story we tell ourselves.