You know how the tightrope guy at the circus wants everyone to believe his act is an art, but deep down you can see that he's really just hoping he makes it all the way across?

Can you hate someone for what they have done, but still love them for whom they had been?

Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one.

Objection!" Metz shouts. Grounds?" the judge asks. Well...he's my witness!

Her hands quieted. "Yeah. Because even if the law says that no one is responsible for anyone else, helping someone who needs it is the right thing to do." I sat down beside her, close enough that the skin of her arm hummed right next to mine. "You really believe that?" She looked down at her lap "Yeah." Then how," I asked, "can you walk away from me?

remember that every fire will burn itself out, even without your help.

The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books.