On The Very Same Day That I

I Suppose I Do Have One Embarrassing Passion- I Want To Know What It Feels Like To Care About Something Passionately.

I've Definitely Taken A Lot Of Consolation From Animals In My Life. There Have Been Times When I've Been Really Sad, And They Gave Solace And Comfort And Companionability More Than A Person.

Even After I'd Published Three Books And Had Been Writing Full-time For Twenty Years, My Father Continued To Urge Me To Go To Law School.

You Have To Simply Love Writing, And You Have To Remind Yourself Often That You Love It.

I Remember, When I Was A Kid, Watching My Mother Jam Herself Into Her Girdle - A Piece Of Equipment So Rigid It Could Stand Up On Its Own - And I Remember Her Coming Home From Fancy Parties And Racing Upstairs To Extricate Herself From Its Cruel Iron Grip.