Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.

Pay minimum wage, you get minimum work. Nobody seems to get that.

The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.

I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

I've never written about my husband, Steve, or any of my children because I know them all too well. I see them in all their complexities which makes them impossible to render on the printed page.