There is, apparently, some law of nature decreeing that all home construction must double in its projected cost and take four times longer than originally anticipated.

Too much virtue has a corrupting effect.

Insecure people have a special sensitivity for anything that finally confirms their own low opinion of themselves.

Give yourself time to get better.

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.

I focus on the writing and let the rest of the process take care of itself. I've learned to trust my own instincts and I've also learned to take risks.

He might be a man without character, but she was a woman without courage. Of the two, which was worse?