I love the Bahamas, and I used to go there all the time with my friend who passed away, Henry. And I love it there, especially that island [Grand Exuma], so I've been there a lot over the twenty years.

Do you write novels?" I said. "Novels, Lord no," she said. "I can't even stay married.

I'm always out looking for weird, beautiful things.

I always think, when I'm in motion, writing seems like the most natural thing.

Stillness is a harder concept for me than ecstasy, but I can imagine it best when I am fully present and paying strict attention to a place I am moving through.

For me, the shaping of the story is more important than accuracy.

The more important question, of course, was what the new Lucy would do, and even though I was pretty sure the old Lucy wouldn't be around much anymore, I was a little bit afraid the new Lucy hadn't yet shown up.