The facts, however, are unimportant in fiction. It's not the events of my life that I mine, but the emotional experiences I've had.

The universe may be tenderly indifferent to our fate, but we shouldn’t be. We are our brothers’ keepers. There is right, and there is wrong. There are consequences to our actions or inactions. Disregard can be an act of violence.

At the heart of all good fiction and at the heart of all good gossip is the same thing: trouble.

Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It's love that's essential.

As a writer you can and should expect to hear conflicting responses to your story.

You can't possibly conduct a proper affair without a lot of deliberating, scheming, speculating, and conniving. It's a delicate balance where the excitement must equal the guilt and sex must be as bright as the future you gamble.

The landscape of childhood shapes us as it shapes the characters in our stories. You never forget the sacred places of your childhood.