What they don't know is that I went over the edge years ago, and lived to tell the tale.

Sadness can find you anywhere, anytime, so you better have fun when you can.

I come to writing from hearing great stories as a child in Louisiana, where the mark of a person was his or her ability to be a raconteur. I also come to writing as a professional actress whose body has been trained to listen and smell and inhabit characters without judgment.

Don't ever admit you know a thing about cooking or it'll be used against you.

we have to suffer mosquitoes the size of blackbirds.

Sometimes you just have to reach out and grab what you want, even when they tell you not to. This is something that I've struggled with my whole life long.

Good enough is good enough. Perfect will make you a big fat mess every time.