I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun

Lying on the front passenger seat, as if it didn't matter, was Rose's Diary. It Mattered.

I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career

If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story.

Breakfast was only worth having when somebody else made it for you.

I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun

When in doubt, shut up.