 Coffee on an airplane always smells bad. Whenever it is served, suddenly the whole cabin stinks of it. |
| If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege. |
| Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way? |
| I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now. |
| I've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever. |
| Just write about what bites you and damn the rest. |
| At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with furniture in my books. The question rattled around in my head. I had no idea that I was obsessed with furniture. |
| The Wilmington, Delaware, television station that bills itself as The Family Minded Station is Channel 69. |
| Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that should have been replaced years ago. Why is that? Every time I see a guy take out a wallet anywhere, it looks like a piece of old melted chocolate cake-with strings. |
| May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world. |
| There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot. |
| I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read. |
| People are always waiting to be discovered. |
| It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them. |
| Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as a truly beautiful woman does. |
| Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone? |
| You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip. |
| Old people are often impatient, but for what? |
| I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person is my wife, because she's my most severe critic and understands best what I'm trying to do. |
| Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's probably why they get along so well. Topics: Age |
