Sometimes life will make you give up what you love most.

I started writing stories as a child.

When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.

It's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges.

I'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes.

You don't need to show off your body to catch a boy's eye. You'd best learn that early on, or you'll be bringing home the worst sort of boy.

I've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful.