“Later she came to realise that under one reality theres always another. And another one under that.”

“Amateur detectives in fiction had always annoyed Ella. They were so unrealistic. She didnt intend to be the Rabbit Back version of Miss Marple or a cheap Baker Street knock-off, and she really didn...”

“Ella had asked the writer how it felt to see her own works published. Selnt had smiled sweetly at her and whispered, You know what? It makes you understand why a dog eats its own vomit.”

“Are writers the torchbearers of humanity? Its a romantic idea, but its complete rubbish. We writers are the crocodiles in the river.”

“I would be happy to take credit for all of the wonderful experiences I describe in my novels, but my life isnt quite that rich. Unfortunately we authors are sometimes forced to use other peoples li...”

“Even the best cook cant make chicken soup out of his own feet. There arent so terribly many ingredients in anyones life, less meat than there is on a sparrow. The average person could come up with ...”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.”

“Good literature is one key to peace. When we stop reading each other, when we stop paying attention to each other's words and stories, we too easily oppose one another.”

“There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel and the novel, only between good books and bad books. A good book tak...”

“Writers write while dreamers procastinate. ”

“I wasn't born to cook or clean,but to read and write,if you don't like me the way I am,then go fly a kite.”

“For me, I think it was a little easier to write thinking that nobody was listening.”