I love revising. If you demystify the process, it comes down to four strategies: what can I do to make the draft better; what should I cut out to make it stronger; what do I need to do to clarify it; and finally, what should I reposition.

If you risked love, it took you wherever you wanted to go. If you repressed it, you ended up unhappy.

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

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.

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

When I was a kid, I was surrounded by girls: older sisters, older girl cousins just down the street... except for an older boy named Vito who threw rocks. Each year I would wish for a baby brother. It never happened.

If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.