I don't read the Sunday papers; or the dailies, either.
I consciously try not to play favorites with my characters or my books.
The law of diminishing returns is something I really believe in.
Some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. Many haven't.
The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.
I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.
Congress requires states to draw single-member districts.
A book is always a dialogue with other readers and other books.
Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.
A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.
I am such a Pacific Northwest girl.
I am myself a fabulous fake.
I happen to be notorious. That, I have no control over.
Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.
Baseball is like church. Many attend few understand.
You can't get any pictures from way back there.
Realization that is beyond characteristic or designation is marvelous!
Physicists have yet to understand why the Higgs boson's mass is what it is.
There are people who, like houses, are beautiful in dilapidation.
Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
