“Authors do not usually spend time on the set of a movie. This is partially because the director and producers would prefer not to have to deal with the chance of someone feeling like they have the right to second-guess the plot, argue over changes from their book, and basically be underfoot. I get it.”
“It’s Sunday morning and suddenly I’m a new person. We go in search of breakfast. It is a gorgeous day. We find a tiny crepes place on a narrow, steep, street that is run by two sisters. One speaks halting English. We asked if she is the chef, and she says she is a ‘chef-in-training.'”
“Derek and I make it to the airport in record time. All that worry and sleeplessness for nothing! Four hours later, we’re on American Airlines leaving Chicago, headed across the Atlantic to Europe.”