I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether the work is going well or I'm stuck in the hell of writer's block, which I'm happy to report only occurs about once a day.
Thinking is hard work, which is why you don't see many people doing it.
You never know which people will affect your life.
To many women mistake a man's hostility for wit and his silence for depth.
There's nothing quite as irksome as someone else's mess.
The character of Rosie is based on a woman who used to live in the same apartment building I lived in many years ago. She's taken on a life of her own, of course.