But although she was with family and friends, she'd never felt more alone. She felt as if she'd lost a vital part of herself and she had - her heart.

Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine.

I'm not a great writer.

I came up with a story and I wrote it.

It's much easier to wear your pain on the outside.

The best person to write for is yourself and what better place to start than in a journal.

It's very hard to grow up in a perfect family when you're not perfect.

I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love.

Never trust a man who can dance.

Maybe money can't buy love - but it can get you practically everything else.

I'd found love -- only to discover how fleeting it can be.

God gave the Angels wings and humans chocolate.

Romance focuses on emotions and on relationships, both of which are fundamentally important to women.

I'm dyslexic, although they didn't have a word for it when I was in grade school. The teachers said I had 'word blindness.

We're each our own person, we live our own lives, make our own mistakes, learn from them and move forward.

Readers have actually changed the way I've done things, changed the course of my career even, about four or five times. Just from reader feedback.

While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who give this life-changing gift.

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being.

I love the way knitting brings people together.