Give Yourself Time To Get Better.

My Second Husband And I Were Going Through A Bitter Divorce, And I Didn't Have The Money For A Fancy-pants Attorney. I Didn't Know How To Fight, So I'd Lie Awake At Night And Think Of Ways To Kill Him. But I Knew I'd Get Caught, So I Decided To Put It In A Book And Get Paid For It! I Always Think It's Odd That A Whole Career Came Out Of That Homicidal Impulse.

Poise And Indifference So Often Look The Same.

The Character Of Rosie Is Based On A Woman Who Used To Live In The Same Apartment Building I Lived In Many Years Ago. She's Taken On A Life Of Her Own, Of Course.

I Know There Are People Who Believe You Should Forgive And Forget. For The Record, I'd Like To Say I'm A Big Fan Of Forgiveness As Long As I'm Given The Opportunity To Get Even First.

My Job As The Writer Is To Fool You. Your Job As The Reader Is To See If You Can Catch Me At It.