For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can't live somebody else's life for them. They have to make their own choices, and sometimes all we can do is learn to live with them.

I tended to hate people that hit me in the head without warning.

What I told you before is still true. I want to know that when you're with me, it's because you want to be, not because you have to be.

Self-publishing is great, but I don't want to be an icon for it, or anything else.

Yeah, you're probably right," I admitted and slowly pulled myself out from underneath the covers. "You know, I really wish you'd catch onto the fact that I'm always right.

You're killing me here! You are far more dangerous than I am!