I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds.

So much of marriage was implicit and nonverbal. Had I gotten so complacent I'd forgotten to communicate?

Even though it hurt, there are kinds of pain you couldn't speak out loud.

The best thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task to start over.

I don’t think anyone who falls in love has a choice. You’re just pulled to that person like true north, whether it’s good for you or bound to break your heart.

If you live in each other's pockets long enough, you're related.

Just so you know, when they say "once upon a time"....they're lying. It's not once upon a time. Its not even twice upon a time. It's hundreds of times, over and over, every time someone opens up the pages of this dusty old book.