Everything you do to other people affects them, and how you treat people affects them.
Carolyn MacklerIt's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice.
Colleen McCulloughI'm able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are.
Curtis SittenfeldI do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself.
Curtis SittenfeldPeople - and I include myself - get fat because they choose pleasure over self-denial.
Julie BurchillWhen everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching -- they are your family.
Jim ButcherNo, I don't autograph blank slips, checks, or stickers, and certainly no books without me in them.
Jack L. ChalkerI have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.
Jack L. ChalkerFear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.
Don RoffMy desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach.
Dani Shapiro