I have known some magnificent young people who died very young but had wonderful lives and inspired many people by their short existence.

Nobody gets to pick what life gives them

I am very privileged and honored when someone chooses to read a book, especially a book of mine.

On TV, stories and events are finalized in 30 or 60 minutes, or neatly tied up after a season or two. The best stories are the ones that force us to come to our own conclusions and to explain why we believe in our conclusions.

None of us truly knows what we'll do when the circumstances become so overwhelming and complex that we can't even tell right from wrong.

hanging out the window, Amber blew her a kiss. a lump the size of a fist clogged Heather's throat, while a breeze from th sea pushed her thick hair away from her face. tears trickled unchecked down her cheeks.

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.