My parents played bridge, and I remember being fascinated watching them. I sometimes got a chance to sit in on a hand, which I loved. But then I didn't actually play on my own for about 30 years.

You can't let anybody else tell you what your choices are. Sometimes they won't give you the right choice.

I'm not stupid. I know everybody thinks I am. I just don't like answering their questions.

You have only one life, make the most of it

There was something special about being in a strange place, all alone in a mass of people even if you had just screwed up your life, or perhaps especially if you had just screwed up your life.

Not everyone is as nice as us.

I jog in the morning and then write for about two hours. There are times when I'm really excited and can't wait to get back to it. But there are days when I don't know what's coming next, and I really have to force it.