I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other writers' works in a way. Or by popular culture, movies - what else is there to write about than love and loss?

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I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in,...

I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in,...

Mothers always find ways to fit in the work - but then when you're working,...

Mothers always find ways to fit in the work - but then when you're working,...

I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.'...

I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.'...

Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art...

Even in times when it's difficult to figure out, how do you go forward, art...

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is...

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is...

I did go there later, but I hadn't been there before I wrote the book....

I did go there later, but I hadn't been there before I wrote the book....

All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who...

All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who...

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel...

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel...

The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know...

The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know...

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels...

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels...

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there...

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there...

I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned...

I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned...

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's...

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's...

The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the...

The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written.

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the...

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the...

Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by.

Anyway, the sort of love that will not wait is probably best to pass by.

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist...

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist...