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.

Lying is too much trouble. You have to make sure to taste each word before letting it off your tongue. I hate that. It's hard enough making people understand without lying.

I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person is my wife, because she's my most severe critic and understands best what I'm trying to do.

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

Learn to wait; invariably either things will change or your heart will.

Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.

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?