I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.

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

A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.

Like a small animal burrowing into its hole, I shift furniture around, and back myself into a cozy corner, with my back to the wall...and then I can write.

To be able to touch lives, and touch a life that you don't even know, is an extraordinary thing.

I never met a chocolate I could not eat.

Things work out the way they're meant to