I'm just doing what I've done my whole life, which is talking to people about books and making them read. It's what I do in my friendships. "Here, you have to read this, you have to read this."

Like most hearts, it was complicated, shaded with dark and dappled with light.

I am just always, always paying attention - waiting for the words, or image, or name that will be the beginning of a story.

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

No matter how hard you try to be present at home, you're always doing the things that you have to do.

Perhaps," said the man, "you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost in the company of others.

I journal for about half an hour, and by the time that's done, the business day on the East Coast has begun. The phone starts to ring, and the rest of the day is spent dealing with the business of writing. My workday is done at about 3:00.