"The most terrifying thing I can think of is being alone - and I mean utterly alone, like no one else in the world alone - at night. That's the nucleus of the first story in my collection and it's also where the title came from for the book."
"It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely."
Albert Einstein on Alone"Alone we can do so little together we can do so much."
Helen Keller on Alone"It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone."
Marilyn Monroe on Alone"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
George Washington on Alone"I restore myself when I'm alone."
Marilyn Monroe on Alone"I can look back at stuff I wrote in my early days and squirm at some of the mistakes I made. But we're all learning every day we never stop. I just hope people keep on liking what I do. That gives me such a kick."
"As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of writers. I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end."
"I've had a lot of very positive feedback about those stories, and seem to have struck upon something that most people feel. I can also tap dance, and don't know many other authors who can."
"I believe that, like most writers, my personality comes through in the fiction. So in that respect my writing can't be like any other author's really."
"I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world."