Grab it while you can because tomorrow could suck you dry.

It takes a lot of spine and stomach to make yourself into something when no one gives you a foundation.

When you find nothing... it means you're eliminating what surrounds the something.

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.

I don't think I am a traditional romantic who thinks about candlelight dinners and wonders if my husband is going to bring me flowers, though I'm delighted if he does. I'm more practical-minded. I find it incredibly romantic that my husband does the dishes.

Plus it's just embarrassing when someone - oops.' She pressed a hand to her side, and had the blood draining out of Harper's face. 'What? What?' 'Nothing. baby's moving around. Sometimes it gives me a jolt is all.' 'You should stand up. You should sit down.

Life is like a moustache. It can be wonderful or terrible. But it always tickles.