I've learned one important lesson in my life, and I'm going to share it with you. Don't worry about bad things that haven't happened yet. It will sav….

I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up..

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….

My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes.

Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place..

I will probably always cry myself to sleep, but knowing this, someday the tears won't be sad, or filled with regret. Maybe they will be joyful.

A practical girl never pines; she takes action..

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….

I began as a dramatist in the theater, so I'm always thinking about how a story moves, what it looks like, how to engage the senses, how dialogue sou….

Isn't this the truth of any good mother? That in all of our lives. We worry only about those we brought into this world, regardless of whether they l….

You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love a….

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….

The only urgent thing in life is the pursuit of love. You get that one right, and you've solved the mystery..

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.