And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.

Our eyes met in the math class. How were we to know that trigonometry would lead to matrimony?

So I buy it. The most perfect little cardigan in the world. People will call me the Girl in the Gray Cardigan. I’ll be able to live in it. Really, it’s an investment.

It was in the forest. No one saw it or heard it. So did it actually happen?

When I'm on a break from writing, I'll log on to Amazon and eBay. The doorbell is constantly being rung by deliverymen.

The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them.