People forget that old women were young once, but d'you think we old women forget? In my heart, I'm still thirty.

You learned to run from what you feel, and that's why you have nightmares. To deny is to invite madness. To accept is to control.

I absolute adore epic journeys that require a protagonist to fight for every victory in the hopes of finding triumph.

Sight is one of the most easily deceived senses. I could make a coin disappear and your eyes would believe it gone, even if it were merely up my sleeve.

I see the emphasis on a lot of ideas and I know that's directed at me. [Megan Chance] come up with an idea, hone it, and write it. I come up with thirty ideas, flesh each one out, research each one, come up with characters, and then decide I don't like it.

I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters. Let's see. First on my list is Sam Gamgee from The Lord of The Rings. Sam is a beautiful character; in him, we find the profound heroism of an ordinary person. He epitomizes the saying that courage isn't not being afraid, courage is going anyway. I just love that.

People forget that old women were young once, but d'you think we old women forget? In my heart, I'm still thirty.