The genres change but all of my stories feature ordinary people thrown into frightening, life-altering situations..

we become the stories we tell ourselves.

They're not just interested in one sort of music any more..

Stories are one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children. Stories are equipment for life..

My favorite movie is Closer and Love Story..

There are a few really fantastic stories left, and that kind of gives you some inspiration to find even new ones..

My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl..

Tell your story with your whole heart..

Being a mixed-blood person of Ojibway and European ancestry, I always found that I only heard one side of the story - that was the conquerers' side, ….

A story is a burden which must be carried with as much care as we carry a sleeping child.

A story is like building a chapel; a novel is a cathedral..

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up..

The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far..

People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly..

The knock-out punch is always the one you never see coming..

I get blamed for things I have nothing to do with..

It's so pretentious, but I believe that with comedy, if you have a good story, 90% of it is casting. Once you get the guys and gals in there, it's pr….

From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge..

I just take everything one at a time and make sure everything I do is the best..

It is by doing anything that we become anyone.

I always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the hu….