Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.

I can safely conclude that we are single because we want to be.

I always thought that there was a really good chance that I wasn't going to get married.

You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear.

The most important thing in business is a persona, Nico,' he was fond of saying. 'People want to know immediately what they're dealing with. And when they think about you, you've got to stand out in their minds--like one of those characters in a novel.

For me, having it all is being paid to write novels.

Just because something doesn't last forever, it doesn't mean it wasn't meaningful while it did last. It doesn't mean it wasn't important.