You can run but you can't hide... but I can try. I feel air catch in my lungs and I get a cramp in my side and this pain, this wonderful physical pain that I can place, reminds me that after all I am still alive.

Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.

Once you call something a story, it's set in stone. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end that can't be transformed, because by definition, if you do that, it's not the same story anymore

Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut.

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

Loneliness is a mirror, and recognizes itself.

I am always consulted about covers, and give feedback, but I am also aware that what causes a customer to pick a book up off a shelf in the UK is very different from what causes a customer to pick a book up in the US.