When I read, I'm purely a reader

It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.

He was wondering if there was some cryptic, cultish mark on his door that told all the crazy people he'd have trouble saying no.

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

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.

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

There is no sound more peaceful than rain on the roof, if you're safe asleep in someone else's house.