Being in the library is so addictive for me that I really have to exercise self-control so I can get some writing done at home.

It's such a liability to love another person.

I felt like an undeveloped photograph that he was printing, my image rising to the surface under his gaze.

As a person with terrible handwriting, I love the computer. I've waited all my life for the computer.

Life should always be like this. ... Like lingering over a good meal.

I usually start with something that has some energy, like a compressed character or a situation that's wound up like a spring. Then all I have to do is let it go, let its energy carry the story. And that may not turn out to be the beginning of the book.

What was the point in such loneliness among people. At least if you were by yourself, you had a good reason to be lonely.