It was kind of soothing, these sounds of lives being lived all around me, for better or for worse. And there I was, in the middle of them all, newly reborn and still waiting for mine to begin.

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.

In school, writing was the only thing that really came naturally to me, but it wasn't until college that I realized that I could do it for more than just fun.

But those words were only the middle of the story. There was a beginning here, too.

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.

I used to worry I was entirely uninteresting, but the truth is I think if my life was more exciting I'd never have any time to write.

In midair, dangling lost above the world.