I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather than my losers.

I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'

You're much more believable if you talk in your own voice.

I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected.

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think that.

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.

All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.