If you want to be a writer, you don't want to live in a comfortable place.

But love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.

I wondered what that was like, to hold someone’s hand. I bet you could sometimes find all of the mysteries of the universe in someone’s hand.

I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful.

If you want to be a writer, you don't want to live in a comfortable place.

I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.

The heart can get really cold if all you've known is winter.