I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.

Something was wrong with a world where people came and went so easily.

Point of view is not something I consciously decide. Almost always, when I come up with a plot I find that the point of view has automatically arrived with it, part and parcel of the story.

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

I wonder how many times we dream that kind of dream-something strange and illogical-and fail to realize God is trying to tell us something.

And she thought what a clean, simple life she would have led if it weren't for love.

Some people are aware of everything that is going on everywhere at every moment in their lives.