You're a part of me...You're in my heart. Forever and always, all right? —D

Because I write realistic fiction, I generally don't think about fixing anyone - I just think about how I want to feel at the end of the book - And I try to write toward that feeling.

Mama was always saying I was a brain snob, that I didn't like people who didn't think. I didn't know if that was snobby. Who wanted to walk around explaining everything to people all the time?

I think it's important to remember that writing is a gift and our stories are gifts to ourselves and to the world and sometimes giving isn't always the easiest thing to do but it comes back.

I couldnt be a writer without hope. I think I became a writer because Im pretty optimistic.

I have met women who don't have close women friends, and I've always been like, "How could that possibly be?"

I rewrite my books until they're mostly memorized so that's a lot of rewrites, a lot of time spent with my stories.