The most compelling narrative, expressed in sentences with which I have no chemical reaction, or an adverse one, leaves me cold.

In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to dare to do that thing here? The epicenter of publishing and writers?' I found all that very intimidating and avoided writing as a response.

She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body were different things.

If I stop to think about fans, or best-selling, or not best-selling, or good reviews, or not-good reviews, it just becomes too much. It's like staring at the mirror all day.

The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace.

It interests me to imagine characters shifting from one situation and one location to another for whatever the circumstances may be.

I've never had Internet access. Actually, I have looked at things on other people's computers as a bystander. A few times in my life I've opened email accounts, twice actually, but it's something I don't want in my life right now.