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.

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

I think only once in your life do you find someone that you say, "Hey, this is the person I want to spend the rest of my time on this earth with." And if you miss it, or walk away from it, or even maybe, blink - it's gone.

I think I'd rather have my heart broke than do the breaking. —Lena

To watch your home change in front of you is surprising. But at the same time, going someplace like Mississippi, makes me appreciate even this.

A lot of times, when people send me books to read - new writers mostly - I find that the book is still in a draft stage and that before it can leave the writer's hands and head to a publisher, it needs about five more revisions. Some people don't want to do that.

I love slow readers. And readers who think about what I've written, think about how it's written - and copy me!