Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or b….

It's the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need..

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I wa….

This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes..

Women move through the world never knowing their power..

I even love the smell of books..

You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love a….

And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers coul….

And when you clear away the cobwebs of the description of every job in the world, at the bottom of that job is service. It's service. And I took that….

I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New ….

Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing..

Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first lo….

Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain..

If only men came made to order. It's so hard to find a decent fellow..

For a woman, love is the highest dream, and if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and fo….

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking..

The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery..

Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them..

I'm very organized - and the best thing - when you love your work, you don't mind putting in 15 hour days. It's joyful..

I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly..

I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores.