When the going gets tough, the tough eat ribs.

Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.

You didn’t hurt me, the situation did. And now that I know why I felt that way, it won’t hurt.

He'd done as he'd pleased and even had often enjoyed long runs of luck where he hadn't been caught. But the luckiest moment of his life had been being caught.

Sometimes a wind comes up, blows you off course. You’re not ready for it, but if you’re lucky, you end up in a more interesting place than you’d planned.

Not enough." Margo rose and tucked the towel in place. " Come on, let's go stuff her in a locker. For old time's sake.

Life's tough," Mia said with a shrug. "You play the cards you're dealt or you fold.