I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.

Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.

I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.

On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.

I won't put myself in a position where I'm vulnerable.

With DNA, the ability to find out a lot more with a lot less has increased our ability for identification.

And suddenly the world was filled with wooden faces and flat voices - and, you were alone.