“Nothing makes a person desire improvement like failure”

“I don't like when people say 'I can't believe I wasted the whole day reading.' Diving into another world to free your mind is hardly a waste.”

“I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a man's body.”

“There's something intimidating, yet exciting about a blank page.”

“There's not enough coffee in the world to fuel all the books I want to write”

“Gina was beautiful like a sunset. You see it and you think of how beautiful it is, and then it’s over and you move on. But Trista was beautiful like a song. The kind of song you play over and over and never get sick of hearing. The kind of song he wanted to write for her, but he knew he would never be able to string together the right combination of notes to show her how he really felt.”

“Laugh whenever possible. It's the best solution to happiness.”