Denial: my family heritage. If you don't ask the questions, the truth will never inconvenience you.

The worst violence we can do to each other often is psychological, especially in families. I dwell a lot on domestic danger. Thats the backdrop of most of my novels - what kind of damage is done without ever lifting a finger.

We may say we're looking for love, following dreams, chasing the dollar, but aren't we just looking for a place where we belong? A place where our thoughts, feelings, and fears are understood? - Ridley Jones

The woman I was seems hopelessly naive. I envy her.

When you're young it's easy to confuse passion for love.

People who stay in the same town with the same friends for their entire lives never get a chance to find out who they can really be, because they will always be considered as who they were.

The Universe doesn't like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.