If it weren't for book tours, I would never leave my house.

Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

If you cant be brave then be determined. And you will end up in the same place.

Let's talk about a decision that women have to make every morning- Big purse or little purse?

Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.

It's the Snickers bars. Snickers equal romance.

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

People project all sorts of emotions onto their cats, and cats like it that way.

You would be surprised at how many corporations "none of your business" applies to!

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side.

Japans humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to earth tremors.

Not every novel that wants to be a tragedy gets to be one.

You don't know a good thing until it's gone.And found something else

Time's a funny thing, bending, warping, stretching, and compressing, all depending on perspective.

There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot.

Honestly, I feel like I am a leading man, and it's just going to take the right project, the female and the right studio. It's got to all gel together, you know what I mean?

Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern; one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly.