What appeals to you the most is the very thing that will drive you crazy

Buried beneath disappointment and fear, anger and pride, I just might find it in my heart to forgive.

The world is not that black and white, Rachel. There are no moral absolutes. It is complex.

I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the time. In a way, it's a good thing, because it can motivate you to make amends and forgive, but regrets are really, I think, a supreme waste of time in many ways.

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.

I do not expect to get what I want, so I don't. And I don't even try.

I find my voice and manage to say those three one-syllable words back to him. Words I haven't uttered in a very, very long time. Words that meant nothing before now.