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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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...

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...

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...

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 feel like a cliche.

I feel like a cliche.

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...

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's...

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's...

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...

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...

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

Everyone coming out of a perfume store is smelling the back of their hand.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us,...

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us,...

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,...

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...