My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.
“A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme.”
“I believe there are three keys to success. For me it is keeping my priorities in order: It's my faith and my family, and then the business.”