There comes a time in every life when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your heart.

I think part of the problem sometimes is that there's so much happening in my books, to whittle it down into a single script is hard.

I don't get it,' Caroline said, bemused. 'She's the only one with wings. Why is that?' There were so many questions in life. You couldn't ever have all the answers. But I knew this one. It's so she can fly,' I said. Then I started to run.

Looking back, it seemed like it should have been harder to lose someone, or have them lose you, especially when they were in the same state, only a few towns over.

When you have a kid, you sign on for the whole package: good, bad, everything in between. you can't just dip in and out, picking and choosing the parts you want and quitting when it's not perfect.

I wanted to be somewhere else ... Someplace where the sight of me sobbing would tie me to no one and no one to me.

I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just WRITE.