I've put everything I had and I've given my readers 120 percent, and that's the truth.

My grandmother influenced me so deeply.

There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.

Food is a great way of communicating.

Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to write as long as God gives me breath.

The dark book has been terribly popular. Dark characters, dysfunction, and all sorts of things from reality that are true in our world.

There are so many people who don't know small towns exist. When I write, I want to give my readers two things: one is a sense of consolation, and two, I want to make them laugh.