My early reviews were so bad that I decided I didn't want to read them again.

There was nothing you couldn't do if you wanted it bad enough, and were willing to work hard enough to get it.

Somehow you drift along on the river, and one day you wake up and you’re someplace you don’t want to be, with someone you realize you don’t know.

Long-distance relationships are another way of avoiding intimacy.

.. All you know is your parents telling you that you're not deserving, you're not worthy, and no one will ever want you. Believe me, tapes like that play so loud, you can't hear anything else. Even when it's clear otherwise.

For the moment, my life is a little schizophrenic.

Each book takes anywhere from two to three years to complete, from concept to outline to final edits. I work on as many as five at a time.