You could never predict what would happen. There was an element of destiny in everything that one could never account for.

A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.

Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent and you feel those people filling your lives.

You can have anything you want, if you go out and get it. If you claim it as your own. You have a right to it.

I believe in love at first sight for houses - but not for people.

I just write all the time! I'm always working. I usually work on several books at once.

I decided I would never do interviews again.