Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That's what life's all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.

But what are our stories if not the mirrors we hold up to our fears?

I think... the secret is to just settle for the shape of your life takes...Instead of you know, always waiting and wishing for what might make you happy.

I try to stick with what moves me or teaches me about myself, same thing I hope the novels do for others.

Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That's what life's all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.

I usually learn more from the situations I hate than the ones I love.

I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.