Every year I tell myself that I’m not going to read any reviews and then I do. We’re all human and when I read something negative it hurts. I think when you write it’s part of the game, you’re going to get some good reviews and some bad reviews and that’s how it goes. I don’t write for the reviews.

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.

Don't pay back in kind, pay back in kindness. If someone does wrong by you, do right by them.

When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.

Whether it was power they sought, or revenge, or love-well, those were all just different forms of hunger. The bigger the hole inside you, the more desperate you became to fill it.

I knew her well enough to understand that when Delia pushed you away, it was her way of making sure she didn't get shoved first.

Just when you think you've got your life by the reins, that's when it's most likely to run away with you.