You love tests?" "Well, yeah. There are questions and answers. True or false, multiple choice, essay. What's not to love?

Things have a way of falling into place.

If you do not step forward you will always remain where you are.

If you tell me I'm sensible in addition to normal and wise, I'm going to punch you in the stomach.

[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it's going to be really hard to get anything done.

That's a lot of vegetables. "It is, yes, and if you eat them like a good girl..." He lifted the silver lid on another plate, revealed a small pizza, with pepperoni arranged into a smiley face. She tried to give him a stony stare, but the laugh won out. "You think you're cute, don't you, pal?" "Adorable." "In this case, you can have adorable. Ow!" She managed the stony stare when he slapped her hand away from the pizza. "Vegetables first.

I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.