Everything we do in life, we do with certain expectations.

... what I fear in writing is the safe decision.

Some mysteries are simply irresistible,” she said. “They have components that alter a life.

Sometimes dreams show me that my writing should go deeper. Dreams have not so much changed my work as deepened it.

It was as if the empty nights were made for thinking of him. And sometimes I found myself so vividly aware of him it was as if he had only just left the room and the ring of his voice were still there. And somehow, there was a disturbing comfort in that, and, despite myself, I’d envision his face.

Strong women are absolutely unpredictable.

To learn and to love, that is what we are here for, any activity which is not grounded in one of these two is a waste of time.