I write in a journal occasionally. But it is not a daily discipline for me.
Trust is always a good idea. For someone else.
I believe in the goodness of imagination.
My waist is a 30. The jeans are a 28. When I fart, the Reeboks blow off.
Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.
We know that creative people have all sorts of demons.
Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect.
I'm a therapist and that fascinates people because they think I carry secrets.
It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating.
Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.
The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.
All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.
I wrote 'I'm Me' because I was asked to write a children's book.
Scottish writers are particularly successful in the crime genre.
I'm grateful that I've enjoyed the support of libraries, bookshops and institutional funders.
As recently as 1979, neither panic attacks nor panic disorder officially existed.
The lesson for the next U.S. president: Raise the taxes on fuel. A lot.
I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.
Parts of my 20s and 30s have gone by in a flash but my childhood is with me all the time.
The telling of any character is what they do in a different situation.
