Without suffering, there'd be no compassion.

I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.

You know how gossip is. It's the toxic waste of small town

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

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

A book is maybe about 350 pages, and the prose allows for readers to get a glimpse into the internal lives of the characters. A screenplay is 120 pages, and it's all dialogue and action. The pacing of films is different, the structure is often different, and the internal lives of the characters must come across through the acting. Movies are just a different experience than reading - so it just depends on what an individual prefers.

Knowing there's one thing I still haven't told you: I now believe, by the way, that miracles can happen.