She ran out of her marriage the way a woman can run out of a pair of sandals when she decides to let go and really dash.

Relief loosens tongues beyond measure.

Any statement beginning with the words 'In truth' is almost always a lie.

The scariest, most terrifying thing that I fear? Yes. My Imagination. I thought you were going to say "Fear, itself." Then you have a small imagination.

But in high school the business of irrevocable choices began. Doors slipped shut with a faint locking click that was only heared clearly in the dreams of later years.

I do have one slightly crooked wheel upstairs, but everything else is ticking along just four-o, thank you very much.

When you start, it's very cold, an impossible task. But then maybe the characters start to take on a little bit of life, or the story takes a turn that you don't expect ... With me that happens a lot because I don't outline, I just have a vague notion. So it's always felt like less of a made thing and more of a found thing. That's exciting. That's a thrill.