I had a terrible marriage the first time around because I had no self-confidence, even though I had tremendous self-confidence.

I've had some tremendous adventures, good and bad. It's part of the novel, and a novel isn't interesting if it doesn't have some good and bad. And you don't know what good is if bad hasn't been a part of your life

You have to be in love with your story ... It's the love of the light; the time of day; of watching the moment unravel.

My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created... what power that was!

The toughest question has always been, "How do you get your ideas?" How do you answer that? It's like asking runners how they run, or singers how they sing. They just do it!

I was just so lucky to have a wonderful life after a tough marriage.

No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.