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.

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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...

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

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...

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...

I feel like a cliche.

I feel like a cliche.

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...

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with...

At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with...

It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of...

It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of...

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And...

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And...

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...

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...

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've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever.

I've never seen myself as a fantasy writer - ever.

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...

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,...

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...

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that...

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that...

The Wilmington, Delaware, television station that bills itself as The Family Minded Station is Channel...

The Wilmington, Delaware, television station that bills itself as The Family Minded Station is Channel...

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.