We are human beings, not ants.

What's the point of having a book club if you don't get to eat brownies and drink wine?

In the wintertime I like macaroni and cheese.

An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities.

I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers, or brain cleansers.

You can quit smoking, and never have to have a cigarette again to survive. But with food, it is a daily challenge.

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.

I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn't believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone's Christmas.

I just think structure can make a book feel so much bigger. It's the architecture. You could use flimsy materials if you wanted to, even, but it could still feel big.

In 1998, I started a blog, something I could control very easily and update at my own whim.

I'm not that much of a researcher. I'm good at channeling characters, and I'm good at structure.

The way you handle your problems shows your character.

The thin line between good and evil lays in the decisions we make”.

I know that no matter how lonely I get, I'll never be truly alone again. Our loved ones don't leave us. They just move out of sight for a while, and wait...in the shades.

I want a boat that drinks 6, eats 4, and sleeps 2.

Love! Hate! Is there no third?

No, I know all the war rhetoric, but it's all aimed at achieving peace.

I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror.

When we have an effort made at sanctions involving many other nations it has a potential of greater impact on Russia and discouraging Putin.

Given the large size of the illegal harvest, ... I find it difficult to understand how this could have been a casual oversight.

To some people, I am a kind of Merlin who takes lots of crazy chances, but rarely makes mistakes.