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?

No matter how big you get, it's still okay to cry because everybody's got a right to their own tears.

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

I'm still afraid. I'm still afraid every day.

If I loved someone enough, I would go anywhere in the world with them." —Staggerlee

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.

Yes, writing is not easy. But can any writer imagine NOT writing?