“Real ladies can give orders, Real gentlemen can take them, and Real zombies don’t eat brains.”

“My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends - I can give them advice, but they don't have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people.”

“I shrugged. 'Any fool can peel the Apple,' I said. 'It takes a real man to eat the core.”

“take what you can from your dreamsMake them real as anythingIt takes the work out of the courage”

“Real mothers don't just listen with humble embarrassment to the elderly lady who offers unsolicited advice in the checkout line when a child is throwing a tantrum. We take the child, dump him in the lady's cart, and say, "Great. Maybe you can do a better job."Real mothers know that it's okay to eat cold pizza for breakfast.Real mothers admit it is easier to fail at this job than to succeed.”

“Anyone can be passionate but it takes real lovers to be silly.”