I like summer. I like warmer weather and long days. I'm one of those silly people who still enjoy lying in the sun - my children are horrified!

Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent and you feel those people filling your lives.

Sometimes we have to face the things that hurt us most. Maybe you won’t heal till you do. You haven’t yet.” They both knew that was true. “You can’t move ahead until you bury the past.

Nothing is forever, but there's a continuing stream of people who go through our lives and continue with us... Nothing just stops and stays... But it flows on... Like a river.

The way the world sees women vs. men is a subject that really interests me.

I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.

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