They [my characters]speak to me all the time! In fact some of them never shut up!

Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.

Often the greatest act of courage is admitting that one has made a mistake...Follow your hearts. Protect one another, trust one another, because, at the end of the day, all of these people want something from you, or want you to do something for them, or be something that you are not. Your own responsibility is to one another.

Her hands flew to her mouth. 'Are we even twins?' Josh rested his hand on her shoulder and brought his forehead to rest against hers, strands of their blond hair mingling. 'I will always be your brother, Sophie. I will always look after you.

We do not always get what we want. Sometimes life presents us with surprises.

When you've lived as long as I have, nothing much surprises you.

So you should be able to see them clearly in your imagination. We always find it easier to visualize what we fear; it's what keeps us afraid of the dark.