Say something worth the words.

I didn't move. I've learned from years of experience that dogs and falcons and ladies come back to you if you stay where you are.

I find that when I come out of the library I'm in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.

You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.

Normally book ideas come to me in a moment.

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 try to write 1,000 words a day - about three pages. When I reach 1,000 words I feel good. Less than that: a failure. More than that: tired.