You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)

Sweetened ice tea is one of the things I love about the South, right up there with homemade biscuits and cheese grits.

The person who wants out of the relationship always gets her way.

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

Surely he knows we are all watching. That I am watching. It is always that way when you are in a group and someone decides to go for a swim or walk to the water. The ocean is a giant stage. It is natural that the others watch, if only for a moment.

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices. Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

I think the issue of female friendship really resonates well with women, ... So many women have a friend like Darcy or can relate to the feeling of being second-fiddle to a friend.