Maybe it was the angle, but her fawn's eyes, looking up at me, seemed larger than ever. I had to make an effort to keep my balance lest I fall into them.

I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I'm best equipped to do that.

Be very, very careful not to let the facts get mixed up with the truth.

Don't confine yourself to a select group of friends, often known as a clique. Cliques by definition leave people out. Lock yourself into one, and you'll never know how many terrific friendships you may be missing.

She laughed, and the desert sang.

And the more you love someone, the safer it is to be mad at them. Love can handle mad, no problem.

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.