I Rarely Get A Moment To Myself,

I Don't Want To Get Hung Up On What 'people,' That Nebulous Mass, Think About Me. That's The Way To Unhappiness, I Think.

I Always Try To Create Conflict And Drama In My Books; It's The Engine Of The Novel.

I Get Really Excited If I Think I'm Going To Introduce Somebody To A Writer They Haven't Found Before And I Think They'll Love. My Favorite Books To Get As Gifts Are Any That The Giver Is Messianic About.

I Like Beryl Bainbridge A Great Deal, And She Is A Writer Who Absolutely Demands To Be Read A Second, Third, And Fourth Time. I Admire Her Great Courage In Leaving So Much Unsaid And Asking The Reader To Really Engage Her Brain.

The Thing About Getting Older Is That You Don't Need Everything To Be Possible Any More, You Just Need Things To Be Certain.