“There is love in holding and there is love in letting go.”

“I think titles are extremely important for novels: They can set the tone, tip you off, serve as shorthand for what the essential contents are.”

“My favorite splurge is homemade chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream or a Sausage McMuffin with egg or scalloped potatoes or turkey yanked right off the carcass and dipped in gravy or See's...”