Having experienced everything one time already made it easier the second time around..

The critique of social inequality, which is very much a part of my story, came about naturally from my recollection of Huck and Tom and the controver….

The bravest are the tenderest..

Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves..

Some things go slow, slow, slow, and then - wham! - they're over..

I never wanted to be a writer; I just had stories I needed to tell..

Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing..

By Thy power, let there be peace, O God!.

The elect, those who will; the non-elect, those who won't..

We are only what we do, not what we say we are..

I didn't like some of the movies that were coming into me.

People who understand everything get no stories..

No one will ever touch Elvis.

I'm a plotter. A thinker, a note-maker, a mapper and a flow-charter. I'm up for using any device that will teach me more about the people I'm writing….

The writing can be its own reward, as you discover more things that you can do. It counts a lot, though, when a story connects with a reader and they….

If it's not your story to tell, you don't tell it..

No matter how many times you forget it, you can turn around and help someone. Or you can deliver a positive message or share with someone or just lis….

The origin of each story is unique..

My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintan….

Most of the things that I learn are from the women in my life..

You can just say the word "hair" to a woman, and she tells you the story of her life..