If critics want to help me, let them come sit next to me while I'm writing.

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.

Book tours are like boot camp but with little sleep and less food.

One thing Mom taught me, "You're going to be dead a long time, so do it now!"

Do not judge. Never presume to judge another human being anyway. That's up to heaven.

If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novel, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you do like my novels, I commend your good taste.

When God made man she was practicing.