Just as when we come into the world, when we die we are afraid of the unknown. But the fear is something from within us that has nothing to do with reality. Dying is like being born: just a change.

Fiction happens in the womb. It doesn't get processed in the mind until you do the editing.

Conceit is a privilege of the ignorant; the wise man is humble because he knows how little he knows.

My books are based on emotions, feelings, relationships. In these areas women are experts, so it's not strange that the main characters of my novels are females.

What is truer than truth? Answer: the story.

We only have what we give.

I like Hillary Clinton a lot. I know her.