What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.

Because everybody lies. It's part of living in society. Don't get me wrong-I think it's necessary. The last thing anyone wants is to live in a society where total honesty prevails. Can you imagine the conversations? You're short and fat, one person might say, and the other might answer, I know. But you smell bad. It just wouldn't work. So people lie by omission all the time. People will tell you most of the story...and I've learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they're afraid." -Jo

Who do you think it was that brought the bottle to her?

I know what it's like to be day and night now; always together, forever apart.

Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story.

Without suffering, there'd be no compassion.

...there are people who added goodness to the world and people who lived to destroy it.