“Look, as my mama always said, 'One monkey don't stop no show.”

“I don't care if he never becomes my boyfriend or my husband, i just want him to be legitimate.”

“Don't worry about how pretty (the story) sounds, how lilting it is, and the imagery, and the metaphor, all that. Most readers don't care. It's the people in your book that matter.”

“don't sabotage your own greatness by succumbing to failure!”

“You've been killing me inside and I don't want to die like this.”

“Men cheat. They lie. They love porn. The don't respect you and don't care if they hurt you. It's the fucking breaks. Women divorce 'em 'cause we can't tame 'em or train 'em or control 'em like we do household pets. End of story.”

“I'm not trying to be a middle aged centerfold, I just want to look at myself naked and not be disgusted.”