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

The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.

The evidence of God exists in the roundness of things.

People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy.

Love is like breathing, you take it in and let it out.

I am a plodder, I make an appointment with my computer everyday and I have no idea where I am going.

I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.