Forgiving's a choice you make—a gift you give to somebody even if they don't deserve it. It costs nothing, but it makes you feel rich for giving it away.
Old characters never die, but I do need to take a break from them in order to create new ones.
In truth, how much time do any of us really have?
Nobody gets to pick what life gives them
I can be around kids if I need to be.
I created a character whose motives were pure and good and she was going to go out and save the whole world. But the truth is, you can't save the whole world, but you can save one. And that was the whole thrust of the novel - to save just one.