He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

Nobody's strong enough to be a parent. We just do it, blindly, going forward on faith and love and hope. That's all it is...Being afraid...and going on.

Stacey: "I'm surprised you haven't thrown me out." Comfort: "At your current weight, I'd need some sort of catapult.

I am such a Pacific Northwest girl.

There are always times in life that you don't fit in. But you have to go forward and make a place for yourself. That's what growing up is all about. Being strong and believing in yourself-even when you're most afraid.

I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without broken hearts along the way.

The hallmark of my books is the relationships that define women's lives.