Sometimes, the stars line up, the gods smile, and love gets a fighting chance. Just a chance. That's all it can really hope for. No guarantees, no certainties

Sometimes, the stars line up, the gods smile, and love gets a fighting chance. Just a chance. That's all it can really hope for. No guarantees, no certainties

Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also the philosophy of child-rearing and the respect for education and knowledge.

The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear.

We are not as impervious as we think we are. - Dr Maura Isles

We dream our dreams, and sometimes they take us to places we never anticipate. But they are our dreams, and we go where they lead.

My childhood was spent in my local library in a San Diego suburb. It's where I became a writer - by 1st becoming a reader!