We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick - she never has to wait for someone to choose her.

Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.

There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline.

I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.

Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of what I am working on, or bring me into the world of the character.