...when everything else fails, we communicate in the language of the stars

I'm an expert. I can kill anybody and not be caught.

Empowering women means trusting them.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

Write to register history, and name each thing. Write what should not be forgotten.

It is absurd to imagine that any child will be able to earn a living, let alone contribute to resolving our world's complex problems, without knowing how to read and write. My foundation supports the National Writing Project so that teachers can be more effective in their efforts to improve literacy for all students.

January 8 has been a lucky day for me. I have started all my books on that day, and all of them have been well received by the readers. I write eight to ten hours a day until I have a first draft, then I can relax a little. I am very disciplined. I write in silence and solitude. I light a candle to call inspiration and the muses, and I surround myself with pictures of the people I love, dead and alive.