I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.
“I envy children who know that they're going to become doctors, know they're going to go into the forces or whatever. I think choice is one of the hardest things, but that's what I try to give my children, to say you can do anything.”
“It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't undo it.”