A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price

Those who do not know how to see the precious things in life will never be happy.

I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.

Although my other ambition was to be a musical theater star (and I would attend college on a voice scholarship), writing was never far from my mind.

I wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun.

I am a princess. I do not follow fashions--I make them.

A boy admiring a pretty girl. A rare thing to be certain. But love-true love-is something else.