None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter.

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

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

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')

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.

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from.

My stories are never quite good enough