I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.

Being a Southerner, Im interested in sex, violence, religion and all the things that make life interesting.

[On men:] ... you never know what they're like until you get them home and take them out of their packages.

You can only make decisions with the information you have at the time

A good editor is one of the sharpest tools a writer can have in her toolbox.

I've always been drawn to historical fiction.

I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.