Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.

Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.

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

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

I love rhinestones, faux jewelry.

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

If you look around to find meaning in everything that happens, you will end up disappointed. Sometimes there aren’t reasons behind the terrible things that go on. I ask myself, If I knew all the answers, would it help? I lie awake and wonder why I don’t have parents and wonder what will become of my brother and me. But when the morning comes, I realize that there’s nothing to be done about what has already happened. I can only get up and do my chores and push through the day and find the good in it.