I pay a lot of attention to whitespace. I pay a lot of attention to the rhythm of words together.

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.

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?"

There's me in every character I put on the pages.

Sometimes you do have to laugh to keep from crying. And sometimes the world feels all right and good and kind of like it's becoming nice again around you. And you realize it, and realize how happy you are in it, and you just gotta laugh.

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