It only meant that my natural inclination was to draw my "energy" from within instead of seeking it outside myself, plus my mom was an introvcert, and so were a lot of normal people. The problem was I was shy on top of that. And we all know how the world loves a shy introvert.

There's nothing like a song about lost love to remind you how everything precious can slip from the hinges where you've hung it so careful.

You can't stop your heart from loving, really -- it's like standing out there in the ocean yelling at the waves to stop.

Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and its accessible to all of us, but we have to give ourselves the opportunity to identify, to plunge ourselves in a story where we see the world from the bottom up or through anothers eyes or heart.

It's always been my hope that I would write a story that would inspire and would connect with people in a way that would touch hearts.

My mother's life was way too heavy for me.

There is nothing perfect...only life.