I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation.

Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world.

We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing.

I've seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards.

I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.