Once I fell in love with books, I fell in love completely.

Most people are optimists, although they may claim they are not. People who call themselves realists are often the biggest optimists of all.

The ghost story movie that scared me the most was The Changeling with George C. Scott. I think that's sometimes overlooked, but it's a wonderful piece of work.

It's actually against my religion to laugh at men who are toting guns.

Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?

It's a little place on the Pacific Ocean. You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific? They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.

I had a period where I thought I might not be good enough to publish.