If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action.

A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed, the sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.

I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

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.