For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to it.

No, I won't ever write another 'Lily Bard.' I said everything I had to say about Lily.

If it pleases you and you can write at all, it's gonna please somebody else.

I've often wished when I started a book I knew what was going to happen. I talked to writers who write 80-page outlines, and I'm just in awe of that.

Well, you know, writers just suck up new experiences - we're just like the vacuum cleaners of newness.

I believe if you write a great book, the chances are it'll get a great reception.