Books are wonderful, but they aren't that powerful.

Katrina was one of those things that rips the clothes off of the guy who keeps saying he's a saint, and underneath you see that he's a monster.

You can't regret the life you didn't lead.

Ybon was the one who suggested calling the wait something else. Yeah, like what? Maybe, she said, you could call it life.

The only difference between a published and unpublished writer is a tolerance for imperfection.

I never wanted to be away from the family. Intuitively, I knew how easily distances could harden and become permanent.

Out of nowhere you said, I love you. For whatever it's worth.