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

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

Here's the thing about broken hearts. You can always survive them. Always. No matter how deep the hurt, the capacity to heal and move on is even stronger.

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument or learning to dance.

You're never alone when you're reading a book.

I never felt I was incapable of succeeding because I felt confident I could always learn what I needed to know.

She watched the gap between ship and shore grow to a huge gulf. Perhaps this was a little like dying, the departed no longer visible to the others, yet both still existed, only in different worlds.