Waiting is one of life’s hardships.

For every teenager I know, having a phone is a mixed blessing, because your parents can press a button and figure out where you are.

I wrote a comedy, which hopefully [Rick director] Curtiss Clayton will bring to the screen, that I thought was the antithesis of all my work. I thought it was light and sunshiny, and Mr. Clayton reminded me that it is the story of a woman kidnapped and forced to do things against her will, which is not what most people think of as light and sunshiny.

But I must admit I miss you terribly. The world is too quiet without you nearby.

Literature doesn’t exactly have a strong mental-health track record.

Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.

Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear.