You didn't realize what was passing you by until you slowed down a little bit to get a better look.

I think that people do things for a reason - that we have mental illness, that we have genetic wiring that can get triggered by certain environmental factors.

Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next Gone With the Wind.

People just make stupid mistakes. And they keep making them and keep making them, and suddenly they can't dig themselves out.

When a woman creates an unlikable character, a lot of people think it's a mistake.

Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.

You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.