Writing a novel is a lot like reading one.

We're looking for stories that speak to us. We're looking for stories that connect us with something true. But, instead, a lot of the time we get strippers. All I'm saying is, when boys are writing the stories, the percentage of strippers is bound to go up. And real stories about real women kinda don't get written at all.

People are always beautiful when you love them.

My goal is to try to be as happy as I can - going through every day just as it is.

We build our lives in moments, and even the ones we can't remember become the story of who we are.

Something good was happening. My life was rising from the ashes, and the sight of it left me feeling something like hopeful.

I like to write about people who are real and likeable. I like to write about people who tell their stories in that close and intimate voice we use with best friends. I love the closeness and honesty and vulnerability that come from characters who can talk that way.