The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.

Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths.

I try to stick with what moves me or teaches me about myself, same thing I hope the novels do for others.

Connecticut is in my blood.

My Italian-American heritage, of which I'm very proud and with which I identify strongly, surfaces in several of my novels.

The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.

I think... the secret is to just settle for the shape of your life takes...Instead of you know, always waiting and wishing for what might make you happy.