Her life was beginning to make sense again, although she couldn’t say she was enjoying it. But her mind was clear, and her heart was not constantly as heavy. Only when she thought about him. But she knew that in time, she’d survive it. She had done it before and would again. Eventually the heart repairs.

...there were no guarantees in life, only promises and whispers.

Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.

I move between San Francisco and Paris... I have a wonderful beach house in California.

I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.

People are much more inclined to believe and say bad things about you if you're famous.

If you let anything infringe on your writing time, it will. And you won't get the writing done. Taking one day off can cost me five days of getting back in the mood. Going out to lunch can cost me anywhere from five hours to three days. And for me it's not worth it. For my own sense of well-being I have to finish my work before I can play.