I think many of my books, including "Handle with Care," including "My Sister's Keeper" circle back to how far are we willing to go for the people we love? I think love changes the way we think. It's the thing that takes you out of what your normal set of beliefs would be.

A world that was crowded with people could still be a very lonely place.

Mistakes are something that happen by accident. You didn't walk out the door one morning and fall into some guy's bed. You thought about it, for a while. You made that choice.

Marina sighs. "Love's a tidal wave," she says. "Because it sweeps you off your feet?" I ask. "No. Because it sucks you under and you drown.

We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.

I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere.

If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until it's missing.