Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds.

The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together.

For me one of the most important things is not feeling like you have to protect yourself if you're with a real friend.

I never write with any kind of message, and I don't think that this book, 'Goodbye, Stranger' has a message in the capital M form of the word but I do hope it makes people ask themselves questions about what they think.

When you trust your readers, you're hoping they will see what you see. Not every book is for every person.

But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life.

Sometimes you never feel meaner than the moment you stop being mean.