Happines is like mercury. Hard to hold, and when we drop it, it shatters into a million pieces. Maybe the bravest of all are those who have the coura….

A library is a path to the future--find yours there..

I certainly understand very much what it's (like when) an expense comes up and you're trying to figure out how to pay for it..

I am a natural optimist but there were times when (it seemed like) I was doing nothing but adding up on the back of envelope what I had to pay this m….

When a scientist's son or daughter becomes a scientist they'll say "Wonderful! Wonderful!" So, why, in the name of God, would a mother be jealous to ….

The truth is I hate cocktail parties when the only person I know is my supposed date, and he abandons me the minute we come in the door..

Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things..

The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the moun….

Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about..

A common question asked of writers is "When did you decide to become a writer?" The answer, of course, is that we didn't decide anything. It was deci….

When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book..

The flame of inspiration needs to be encouraged. Put a glass around that small candle and protect it from discouragement or ridicule..

As a writer, you paint strokes and leave suggestions so readers can create their own pictures. That allows you to know someone by a small action and ….

It's funny how, even long after you've accepted the grief of losing someone you love and truly have gotten on with your life, every once in a while s….

Approach your lives as if they were novels, with their own heroes, villains, red herrings, and triumphs..

If you want to be happy for life, love what you do..

live your life as if you may lose everything..