Feel lucky for what you have when you have it. Isn't that the point? Happily ever after doesn't mean happy forever.

You have to choose the voice you are going to trust. You can't listen to everyone.

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when I know I'm heading in the right direction

What I like about fairy tales is the language and the matter-of-fact way of introducing magic, where it's accepted that a fox could talk or a gate could just appear in a wall. I think fairy tales are so psychological.

No one knows you like a person with whom you've shared a childhood. No one will ever understand you in quite the same way.

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there a risk? Always. In fiction and in life

Pride is a funny thing; it can make what is truly worthless appear to be a treasure.