Love is dangerous; it's not something to be trifled with. As good as it feels on the way in, it feels that much worse on the way out.

When you meet someone you love, whether or not they love you back, something occurs in you that makes you want to improve yourself.

I felt like love has been underrepresented - unironic love, just actually really falling in love.

The question about my Canadianness comes up a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to say about it. I've carved a life out for myself in Oregon, and it feels like home, not because it's the States but because that's where my friends are and where my son is.

A lot of authors, judging by their list, will put anything out that they finish... That's the worst model I've heard of in my life. It's just idiotic. Why wouldn't you just wait for the good ones?

I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right.