I don't really control the story. I just let it go where it wants to go. I have no idea what's going to happen in the end or who's going to live, so it's kind of like me saying, "I don't know, guys! Just wait." That's what I'm doing!

Maybe forgiveness is just the continual pushing aside of bitter memories, until time dulls the hurt and anger, and the wrong is forgotten.

What makes you different, makes you dangerous.

Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.

We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.

Seeing people who are actually reading your book and listening to the wide variety of reactions they have to it, is really special.

I see love developing from friendship. Common ground is a strong basis for friendship. My husband is my best friend and we have a lot in common even though we're admittedly different people. I think it evolves from how I see relationships working. You know, the opposites attract thing happens all the time, but so does the best friends thing. It's just a great kind of relationship in fiction.