Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.

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

Let life unfold, say what you mean. You can’t always think about what you’ve lost, or what you don’t have, or what you didn’t get. Because when you do that, you’re missing out on the now. You can’t know if you’ll be here tomorrow or a year from now.

Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes

The intimacy. The deepest level of love. The knowledge that someone understands you, is rooting for you, is sharing your life.