Writing is self-taught. Consulting other people only teaches you to depend on their reactions, which may or may not be legitimate. Quit looking for approval ... Learn to evaluate your own work with a dispassionate eye ... the lessons you acquire will be all the more valuable because you've mastered your craft from within.

It's disconcerting to realize how little you have to say to someone who once occupied such a prominent place in your bed.

In my opinion, there's no condition in life that can't be ameliorated by a dose of junk food.

Give yourself time to get better.

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.

Who knows what part we play in other people's dreams?

A woman should never, never, never be financially dependent to anyone, especially a man, because the minute you were dependent, you could be abused.