Dwelling on pain, spending too much time immersed in it, tasting its flavors, fingering its textures--this makes it only more potent.

I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.

It's funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury.

If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now.

I do have a sister - I have two sisters.

I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the story are less read, and I lose interest.

People say, That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn't kill you doesn't kill you. That's all you get. Sometimes, you just have to hope that's enough.