I Hate The Word Wholesome.

My Books Have Three W's On Them, Which Are "words," "wisdom," And "wonder." Words Inevitably Lead To Wisdom, And Wisdom Inevitably Leads To Wonder And Awe At This Phenomenal World Around Us.

On The Whole, I Think Women Wear Too Much And Are To Fussy. You Can't See The Person For All The Clutter.

Sadly I Don't Sing. I Missed It For A Long Time, But My Daughter Emma Said Something Wonderful When I Was Feeling Blue One Day: "mom, You've Just Found A Different Way Of Using Your Voice, And That's With Your Books." In A Way, She's Right. It's Just A Different Way Of Expressing What I Feel About Music, Individuality, Art And All The Things I've Always Loved.

I'm Never Lonely When I'm Writing, Because You Live With The Characters That Are So Alive In Your Mind. And You Really See Them And Know Them And Get To Be Friends With Them.

All Careers Go Up And Down Like Friendships, Like Marriages, Like Anything Else, And You Can't Bat A Thousand All The Time.