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

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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...

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?

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...

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...

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...

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...

Old people are often impatient, but for what?

Old people are often impatient, but for what?

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...

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...

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...

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...

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat.

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...

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...

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...

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

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 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...

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...

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...