I guess that's the upside of not being young anymore... You know from experience that the struggle always leads, in some way, to something better.

Be brave with your life, so others will be brave with theirs.

You are writing the story of your only life every single minute of every day.

It's always better to have what you have than to get what you wanted.

Beauty comes from tenderness.

We all carry our mothers inside us.

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.