I'll do my bit tonight, but forgive me if it's a little harder to keep going than normal. Forgive me if I'm not superwoman after all." "Not superwoman?" he exclaimed, putting a hand on his chest in mock surprise. "You've lied to me all these years!

My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people

Remember your personal demons should be afraid of you, because you are their home, their food, and as you heal, their executioner.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

If you only believe when it's easy, you don't really believe.

Everyone spends their lives trying to balance their world between good and evil.

Magic, if that was the right word, often rises and falls on your own belief in your abilities. I've seen very powerful people completely crippled by self-doubt.