Sicily is more beautiful than any woman.

Lively, too. Talky as a jaybird. With something smart to say on every subject: better than the radio.

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.

Oh, I adore to cook. It makes me feel so mindless in a worthwhile way.

There were hints of sunrise on the rim of the sky, yet it was still dark, and the traces of morning color were like goldfish swimming in ink.

When I am writing, I try to do it five hours a day but I spend about two of those just fooling around.

I've never worked for a newspaper. I've had some very bad reviews in newspapers.