If you cant be brave then be determined. And you will end up in the same place.

You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

We can't control what people do or say, even if it's dumb.

The thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. And each feels as good as the other. Your heart doesn't know if it's loving a man, a book, or a puppy. If your heart were that smart, it would be your brain.

I read, therefore, I matter.