Anger has a way of returning.

If you really want a prize, or if you really want applause, you should try to write as many books as humanly possible.

I was really drawn to thinking about the women in my life. Thinking about my mother, who's a very powerful force on me. And I have these two very strong sisters who took up a lot of imaginary space in my life.

I think that most of my writer friends are really compulsive. I think that's great. It's wonderful for them. It's just not my bag. It's not the way I work. But again, it's probably why my friend has ten books out and I have two.

She had reason to doubt him; he was real good at planning but real bad at doing.

What a surprise (we all know how tolerant the tolerant are).

The truth is there ain’t no relationship in the world that doesn’t hit turbulence.