Peter swept aside Yogi Tea and Harmony Herbal Blend, though he hesitated a second over the chamomile. .... But no. Violent death demanded Earl Grey.

No good ever comes from putting up walls. What people mistake for safety is in fact captivity. And few things thrive in captivity.

When someone stabs you it's not your fault that you feel pain.

Better to accept the wretched truth than struggle, twisting to make a wish a reality.

A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost 20 years. That serves me well, I hope, when I try to understand how a character might be feeling, or how they might react.

Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead.

Myrna could spend happy hours browsing bookcases. She felt if she could just get a good look at a person’s bookcase and their grocery cart, she’d pretty much know who they were.