Parents aren’t the people you come from. They’re the people you want to be, when you grow up.

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.

and another claimed it was inherited through a parent who was a carrier of the defective gene. I had always assumed the latter was the case with Claire. After all, surely a child who grew out of grief would be born with a heavy heart.

You keep distracting me,” I tell her. “All I’m doing is sitting here talking to you!” “Exactly,” I say, and I smile at her.j

The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.

To me, a good event is governed by the audience.

I have the most devoted and loyal following. I could probably type up my grocery list and they'd all want to read it. I love that they're willing to let me go wherever I need to go as an author, and they're happy to come along for the ride as the reader.