I always knew I wanted to write really imaginative fiction - fiction that was very different from my real life.

One thing that I don't ever want to do is write something I don't love.

We create an image of happiness and success and then we are beholden to it. We tell ourselves stories and sometimes these stories become so strong as to imprison us. Breaking free from our personal fortresses is a long, hard journey, but ultimately what allows one to grow.

I think angels definitely offer all the imaginative possibilities that vampires do, and I think they've actually been popular in Western culture for longer than vampires have been. I hope they become a part of the culture again in a new way.

Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.

Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part.

Stories of a mythical angel paradise called an Angelopolis are like Peter Pan's Never Never Land.