“Certainly with a book, people are going to be able to read it and give...” — Susan Hill Quote

“Certainly with a book, people are going to be able to read it and give themselves permission to have that delicious feeling of being terrified because they're in a safe place while they're reading. That's what you can rely on as a writer, that people can let themselves be really frightened because they're really all right.”

“Flashback in film rarely works.”

“Once you finish a book, you let it go out into the world to seek its fortune.”

“A chow is the most simple and delicious little thing, a bit like a super-fresh, zingy chutney.”

“I learned so much in Laos. I learned that fried silkworm larvae are delicious. I learned how to make ant-egg salad.”

“I was in New York and I went to a meatball shop with my friend and there was paparazzi there and I thought, 'How did you know that someone was gonna come to this meatball shop?' But I was pregnant and I wanted a meatball sub and let me tell you, it was delicious.”