Whenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a lot. The second thing is to write. And the third thing, which I think is absolutely vital, is to tell stories and listen closely to the stories you're being told.
Some people have lives; some people have music.
It took me a sleeve of Girl Scout Thin Mints and forty minutes to get over that boy.
Reading a good book helps us to feel un-alone.
Grateful to be a little boat, full of water, still floating.
How are the eyes?' 'Oh, excellent,' he said. 'I mean, they're not in my head is the only problem.