Just because others have it worse doesn’t mean you have to suffer in silence.

All of us are like locks. No matter how strong the bolt, there’s always a key out there that opens it.

I would never have been a novelist without working as a psychologist...it was a great education in human nature.

Optimism is denial for chumps with no life experience". "What's pessimism?" I said. "Religion without God.

The science of psychotherapy is knowing what to say, the art is knowing when to say it. (36)

Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the greatest job in the world.

Just because others have it worse doesn’t mean you have to suffer in silence.