Success is doing the right thing for who you are.

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.

Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.

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

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

What matters most is how you respond to your heartbreaks and your disappointments and your fears. What matters most is who you become in response to them.