Welcome to adulthood," she said. "It sucks as much as high school.

nothing is guaranteed.... So don't be afraid. Be alive.

It's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be true.

Now, see," Wes said, nodding at my plate, "this is going to blow your mind." I looked at him. "It's a waffle, not the second coming.

Maybe I'd just figured out there were some things you were better off not knowing

I think as a writer one of the benefits is that you can put things that you're interested in into your books. I always have put a lot of food and restaurants because I was a waitress and I love to eat.

It wasn’t so much that I was positive. I just wasn’t fully subscribing to such a negative way of thinking anymore.