I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.

Whatever I experienced in the world that I didn't understand I'd invent a story and workout my understanding of something through the story.

That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people who do will come along.

Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.