What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was.It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.

No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

It was karma, it was kismet, it was magic. It doesn't matter how it happened, just that it did.

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

I do like the world quite a lot.

You don't have to go out your way to validate or prove your worth to anyone who doesn't see YOUR reflection when they look in the mirror.

May my life radiates the beauty of God's glorious grace to mankind.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

If stakes and garlic were the top two things that could kill a vampire, ninth grade gym was a close third.

I think that when I first suggested the idea that knowledge should be viewed as a natural kind, many people thought this was just crazy.

The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor.

Hollywood - an emotional Detroit.

It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.

Comfort zones are overrated. They make you lazy.

Lovers are mirrors to each other. Love makes you aware of your original face.