No one was perfect. But we all did the best we could. I guessed you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't.

Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own.

They write songs about California girls for a reason.

Biological clock? I don't even own a watch.

Why do you think people cheat?," I asked. "Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught?

We're all crazy. What's your specific form of crazy?

I always work from an outline.