I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes life so much easier!

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.

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

A beautiful thing is precious no matter the price

You shouldn't miss someone who don't miss you, right?

I was painfully shy, and I had tremendous difficulty making friends. So, lacking friends, I watched other people. Watching is something all writers must do, and it was in junior high that I learned to do it.

What happened to romance? Sappy, soppy longhand love letters.