I have listened to many tales in my life, and told a few of my own. If this has taught me anything, it is that there are some occurrences that change the course of things, that make an alteration far beyond their own apparent magnitude. It is like the throwing of a tiny pebble into a pool, how it makes an ever-expanding circle of ripples, spreading right across the water's surface.

What I do . . . the path I tread . . . it brings some choices that test me hard.

There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own.

I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gesture.

She went on because there was no going back.

I like the truth, even when it does trouble me.

Each of my novels features a protagonist undertaking a difficult personal journey. On the way, each of these characters - mostly female - discovers something about herself and at the same time makes an impact on other people's lives.