Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

Sometimes, when you don't ask questions, it's not because you are afraid that someone will lie to your face. It's because you're afraid they'll tell you the truth.

The best relationships were the ones where both sides went out of their way to make sure the other wasn't disappointed.

Princes don't come around everyday, and happy endings don't grow on trees

In reality, you don’t ever change the hurricane. You just learn how to stay out of its path.

And that was the greatest heartbreak of all- no matter how spectacular we want our children to be, no matter how perfect we pretend they are, they are bound to disappoint. As it turns out, kids are more like us than we think: damaged, through and through.

Coop kissed me deeply, drawing my breath from me in a long, sweet ribbon. "Perhaps I haven't mentioned it, but I'm an expert when it comes to first steps." Are you," I said. "Then tell me how." You close your eyes," Coop answered, "and jump.