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.

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Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything...

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything...

One of the saddest realities is that we never know when our lives are at...

One of the saddest realities is that we never know when our lives are at...

Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in...

Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in...

Do you know the German phrase, 'You can steal horses with him'? It means a...

Do you know the German phrase, 'You can steal horses with him'? It means a...

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest...

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest...

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Coffee on an airplane always smells bad. Whenever it is served, suddenly the whole cabin...

Coffee on an airplane always smells bad. Whenever it is served, suddenly the whole cabin...

When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted...

When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted...

It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman,...

It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman,...

I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an...

I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an...

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into...

You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into...

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full...

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full...

Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as...

Even the handsomest men do not have the same momentary effect on the world as...

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you...

In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you...

May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the...

May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the...

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will...

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will...

I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person...

I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person...

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants...

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants...

I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read.

I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read.

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the...

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the...