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.

She shrugged. "You can be happy for someone else's good fortune, but that doesn't mean you forget your own bad luck.

I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life.

Missed opportunities were never superficial wounds; they cut straight to the bone.

I love meeting my readers - so the more I can talk to at one event the better!

No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.

Life sometimes gets so bogged down in the details, you forget you are living it.