Motherhood changes everything.
I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly.
This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships – they can’t. It interferes.
I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.
When a girl is beautiful, she gets to pick – she never has to wait for someone to choose her.
Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.
Women move through the world never knowing their power.
All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by...
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.
I’ve learned one important lesson in my life, and I’m going to share it with you. Don’t worry about bad things that haven’t happened yet. It will save you a lot of anxiety.
You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational – but it’s in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family.
I’m writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don’t be afraid to shake it up.
I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.
A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our great longing for times that have passed, the sterling moment of the present and the glorious future known only in our imaginations.
If only men came made to order. It’s so hard to find a decent fellow.
If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.
Writing comedy is the greatest spiritual gift you can give to anybody anytime.
It’s the secret to happiness, you know. Only take what you need.
Relief is a wonderful emotion, highly underrated. In fact, I prefer it to elation or joy. Relief lets the air out of the Tire of Pain.
Money doesn’t have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn’t. What matters is what you make. Whether it’s a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water-whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich.