You know I don’t listen to market gossip,” she began, “but it is hard not to hear it when my daughter’s name is mentioned.

I had walked along that street all my life, but had never been so aware that my back was to my home

Normally book ideas come to me in a moment.

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.

Yes, well, life is a folly. If you live long enough, nothing is surprising.

The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.

It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.