Nobody else can demean me. I can only demean myself

Fear goes hand-in-hand with artistic creation, and no amount of success will make the fear go away entirely.

ignore the pain, play through it.

Pride had kept her running when love had betrayed her.

When it's your fourth marriage, you tend to lose faith in superstitions.

We’re all works in progress, honey. And believe me when I tell you that I’ve had to work harder than most.

Be the best at what you're good at

I take every opportunity I can to speak to librarians.

When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead.

I married a damned cereal killer

Losing isn't as bad as not fighting at all.

Anything worth having is worth fighting for.

I don't actually listen to much music since I need quiet to work.

Defeat held no honor.

Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.

Villains are meant to be hated.

Biding time is easy -- and gets you nowhere.

Anytime, anywhere, ask, and I am yours.

But you don't let true happiness slip out of your grasp without one helluva fight.