Grieving is like being ill. You think the entire world revolves around you and it doesn't.

Pretending to be 'normal' is a lot harder than you think.

It's been my observation, after years in the [insurance] business, that a certain percent of the population simply can't resist the urge to cheat.

Sometimes being fooled by love is worth the price. At least you know you're alive and capable of feeling, even if all you end up with is chest pain.

I write because it's all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether the work is going well or I'm stuck in the hell of writer's block, which I'm happy to report only occurs about once a day.

My job as the writer is to fool you. Your job as the reader is to see if you can catch me at it.

You can't make anyone love you and you can't stop anyone from dying.