I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.

Develop and protect a moral sensibility and demonstrate the character to apply it. Dream big. Work hard. Think for yourself. Love everything you love, everyone you love, with all your might. And do so, please, with a sense of urgency, for every tick of the clock subtracts from fewer and fewer...

There is a human longing to go back to other times. We all know how when we were children we asked our parents, "What was it like when you were a kid?" I think it probably has something to do with our survival as a species.

I love to go to the places where things happen. I like to walk the walk and see how the light falls and what winter feels like.

It was an utterly phenomenal achievement.

History isn't just what happened, but what happened to whom and why and what would have been different if the cast of characters had been different.