Literary characters, like my grandmother's apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfortable in my pages

Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses.

What is truer than truth? Answer: the story.

Be careful what you ask of Heaven; it might be granted.

Sex is the instrument and love the music.

The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.

True friendship resists time, distance and silence.