Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I'm writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I'm going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I'm writing about sisters, of course I'm going to think about my sister.

Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them.

But certainly not everyday you can find someone who wants to have a monogamous relationship

For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.

Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice-and lose-is simply pick them up and roll them again.

Things certainly aren't the way you imagine them when you're a kid and dreaming big dreams about what your life as a grown-up will look like.

I remember that my mother once told me that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.