Ellen Gilchrist

My childhood is in my brother's house, and I like to visit there and be reminded.

My main home is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a college town in the Ozark Mountains. I live on the highest hill in a quiet cul-de-sac, surrounded by friends.

I love New York, but I wish they wouldn't put clothes on their dogs.

You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake.

They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.