I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay.

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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...

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when...

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when...

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...

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...

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I...

I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I...

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.

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...

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a...

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a...

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...

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 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.

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully,...

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully,...

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....

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.'...

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 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,...

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...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Communication is good but also carries a dark side. You'll find that if you haven't...

Communication is good but also carries a dark side. You'll find that if you haven't...

Grammar, perfectly understood, enables us not only to express our meaning fully and clearly, but...

Grammar, perfectly understood, enables us not only to express our meaning fully and clearly, but...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film...

Through suicide, Man will completely triumph over Death, over everything that alienates him from himself...

Through suicide, Man will completely triumph over Death, over everything that alienates him from himself...