I think that's probably the most devastating thing - when someone who is larger than life winds up a shadow of themselves in a hospital bed.

Talking out loud to fictional characters is just the tip of the iceberg.

All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down.

Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write.

You figured that the only way I'd be happy is if I did the things you thought would be best for me.

This is what I like about photographs. They're proof that once, even if just for a heartbeat, everything was perfect.

I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me.