Everything I know about life I learned from the daily practice of sitting down to write.

If there's anything weirder than an introverted writer going to lots of social functions, it's an introverted writer being converted into an accidental guru.

As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness.

We can't protect ourselves from pain and heartache.

There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally.

I think there's something about a writer's disposition, that is, even if unaware, always slightly in a witness state.

Strange - I'm not much of a film person. I love watching films, but they don't stay with me the way books do. Stranger still, because my husband is a screenwriter!