We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests.

Pirates have always fascinated me.

I never know where I am going, though. That is part of what makes it so wonderful. And after all, who does?

It was not apathy. It was an intelligent disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence.

I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about men, ditto. And all the variants of men and women, beasts and demons.

When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything!

I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.