Anne Rivers Siddons

“Somebody said writing is easy, you just sit down at your typewriter and open a vein. It depends on the book. Some, I have to do quite a lot of research, which I like. Others are much closer to me.”

“It's unimaginable to me that I wouldn't write, but it's very imaginable that I won't write for a little while.”

“I don't think you ever think of a big city as sweet or community, but there are cities that I think of as charming and particular and interesting cities. I live in one now, Charleston.”

“I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way.”