Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

You must never believe everything they say about a person. Generally speaking, most of it will be lies, half-truths at best.

It's been said that the men in my books have been absent, or weak, or creepy.

He was born a politician. No, Ursula thought, he was born a baby, like everyone else. And this is what he has chosen to become.

If you don't have a unique voice, then you're not really a writer.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness, a conundrum that she couldn’t even begin to solve.

It was a long time ago now. And it was yesterday.