People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely.

It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them.

Just because we're related doesn't mean we are any good at understanding each other.

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don't know beans about babies! I don't have a license to do this.' We're just amateurs.

I spend about a year between novels

One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that people will never know about. (from 'Celestial Navigation')