All the characters in my books are imagined, but all have a bit of who I am in them - much like the characters in your dreams are all formed by who you are

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances

Others said May was best, that sweet green time when lilacs bloomed and gardens along Main Street were filled with sugary pink peonies and Dutch tulips.

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a break from what was going on in my own world, to go into another world.

Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.

I wonder how a lioness will manage in a dovecote. Can you put away your teeth and claws?

The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.

Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a burden that can never be given away.

This was what it meant to be human, to know that time moved and all things changed.

No one knows you like a person with whom you've shared a childhood. No one will ever understand you in quite the same way.

The evening had turned sweet and blue.

I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.

Your assets are your employees. Invest more on those performing well. Let the non performers go.

I'm still not sure if I was a victim or not... and if I was, who was my abuser?

The more you go within, the more you understand your true nature, and the more joy and happiness you feel in your life.

Wrinkles on the brow are the imprints of exploits.

I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word 'love' frightens me.

How does it feel, MacKayla? You have a piece of me in your mouth. Would you like another?

I truly believe I have the most wonderful fans in the world.

I didnt know how much I cared about having a woman on the court until the day there was a woman on the court.

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.