The Jungian therapist taught me the difference between the ego and the shadow. I realized I'd been so busy being a good girl that I'd completely detached from my shadow. It's something we all have, and it's where all the creative juices are.

Having reached the halfway mark in the alphabet, my prime focus is on writing each new book as well as I can.

Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them." "I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly. "Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.

Writing isn't about the destination-writing is the journey that transforms the soul and gives meaning to all else.

People talk about dysfunctional families; I've never seen any other kind.

If you're unhappy, change something.

The struggle is what teaches you.