I did not consider him to be any kind of a genius. I considered him deeply lacking in the area that mattered most in life. Star quality.

You cannot be a prisoner of your past against your will. Because you can only live in the past inside your mind.

I don't have a fixed routine. I write every day but I don't "write" every day, if that makes any sense. In other words, I email with my friends constantly and sometimes I'll pull out something I've written and save it.

A lot of being a writer doesn't have anything to do with writing. It's ironic - I have to squeeze the books in, even though that's what it's all about.

This is what you should know about losing someone you love. They do not travel alone. You go with them.

Love is a helium-based emotion; Love always takes the high road.

[Christmas] holidays are a heavy, heavy time. We make light of them with our red and green and our stockings and candy canes, but people think heavy thoughts over the holidays because that's when you're thinking about family. Are we close? Or are we not as close as other people?