Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about.

Approach your lives as if they were novels, with their own heroes, villains, red herrings, and triumphs.

Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things.

Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about.

The truth is I hate cocktail parties when the only person I know is my supposed date, and he abandons me the minute we come in the door.

When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.

When a scientist's son or daughter becomes a scientist they'll say "Wonderful! Wonderful!" So, why, in the name of God, would a mother be jealous to see her daughter become a successful writer?