If I were stranded on a desert island, the one book I would have with me would is the Bible. There are enough stories in the Bible to keep you engaged for years.

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!

The heart makes its choices without weighing the consequences. It doesn't look ahead to the lonely nights that follow.

... he knew that the cruelest of blows too often came with a smile.

Only the forgotten are truly dead.

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.

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