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

Ive never seen myself as a fantasy writer-ever.

How easily we ignore or forget the small kindnesses and considerations in life which are really the only everyday magic we witness on a regular basis. Just think- to make happiness out of nothing more than a few kind words or a generous gesture.

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.

Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don't care, but because they don't.

Your boyfriend had a dream about potatoes and you're asking me to interpret it? I'm just old. Being old doesn't mean you know more; it means you ate enough fiber.

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.