Occupation: Novelist Birth: 1970
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I wa….
The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery..
When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful..
If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers..
There's nothing an artist needs more - even more than excellent tools and stamina - than a deadline..
For a woman, love is the highest dream, and if a man promises to build a ladder tall enough to reach it, she believes him, hikes up her skirt, and fo….
That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking..
Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows..
And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers coul….
Let life unfold, say what you mean. You can’t always think about what you’ve lost, or what you don’t have, or what you didn’t get. Because when you d….
I have been a joy to live with all spring: Upbeat, warm and tender, uncomplicated, and loving. I am no trouble at all. You could press me into dough ….
All the things I thought I was - simple and plain and sometime funny - are very small words. They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to e….
I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in New ….
We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge..
Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain..
I don't use a crap camera, I don't eat junk, and I'm not going to a dance where the boys are bores.
I even love the smell of books..
People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but….
Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story..
All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by..
I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in….