My dark secret is I’ve always wished I was Gatsby. As heartbroken as he was and as horrible a fate as he endured, I admired that he loved. It’s a difficult thing to do.

The world is dictated by our desires rather than our thoughts. The prior puts the latter in motion.

I’m an anchor and he is the sea and I sink into his tenderness as he presses my hand to his heart.

Denial has rented a room in my head and frequently stomps around slamming doors.

But this was fancy

Sometimes my husband will surprise me with flowers for no reason. Unexpected romantic gestures are very important and keep things exciting.

All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared.

Every book I think will be my last one because after finishing I have the sense that I've said all I have to say, but I always seem to find a new way of repeating myself.

Troops of furies march in the drunkard's triumph.

We only get to be one person; we don't even get to choose that person. By the time we get ahold of ourselves, we are pieces already in play.

When I got my first guitar my fingers wouldn't go to the sixth string so I took off the big E and played with just five strings. I was only 6 or 7.

Home is the best place to be sick in.

Physical strength is the most important thing in life. This is true whether we want it to be or not.

They say writers sell everybody out. What can you do? You know only the people you know.