I started a short story but it was so dreary that even my pen threw up.

I had always liked blind dates. If nothing else, it was an interesting way of discovering what people thought of you.

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you have the fantasy and science fiction crowd. At Harvard you have an entirely different audience. It's so schizophrenic.

Ive never seen myself as a fantasy writer-ever.

Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one.

The angel said, "I like black-and-white films more than color because they're more artificial. You have to work harder to overcome your disbelief. It's sort of like prayer.

The only question that nobody ever asks is: What breaks your heart? I think that should be asked of all "artists."... So, what breaks your heart?