It occurred to me at some point that what really links us to the past is memory, and there's so much we've forgotten.

Your truth really can't be twisted. It is what it is. That doesn't mean that a person can't develop and change and reinterpret their life.

I am very into genealogy and heritage, and that's how I started writing.

I do think a lot about the past.

I love getting into the basement of a courthouse, and all the dusty records - all that stuff makes me really happy.

It occurred to me at some point that what really links us to the past is memory, and there's so much we've forgotten.

I think Scotland is probably my spiritual home and I love it there very, very much.