I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.

I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of watching actors develop characters.

Love is the wild card of existence.

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.