Never have a long conversation with anyone who says "between you and I.

It is sometimes necessary to use unnecessary words like thank you and please just to make life prettier.

There's something nice and safe about having money.

Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily doses kept it healthy.

Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.

I waited for her to catch up, and when I did, she slowed down, and I missed seeing the light in her hair. I never told Nadia how much I liked seeing the halo the sunlight made of her hair. Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts.

When I visit schools and talk to students about writing, I give them one word of advice and I give it to them quickly and loudly-FINISH! Starting something is easier than finishing it. You must have discipline to go from a few sentences, to a few paragraphs, to a piece of writing that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Finishing something bridges the difference between someone who has talent and one who does not. My best advice? Apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair-and finish. FINISH!