Scary thought - what if I get to know myself and I'm someone I don't want to be?

Kids aren't supposed to have to figure out how to be happy. They just are.

Teachers are by nature idealists, and they believe anything can be learned.

Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into.

I love my life, my family and my friends, and I'm drawn to 'relationship' novels because of their affirming focus on the power of love to heal wounds and transform lives.

Fear and love were sometimes the same thing both necessary unavoidable. Now she understood that it was okay to bleed if you know how to heal.

Unexpected change is like a breath of fresh air -- a little brisk at first, but magic for the body and soul.