Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

I'm a writer of faith. I was raised Catholic, and I have a deeply Catholic imagination.

I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries.

I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.

Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.

Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.