"The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about."

"You don't just happen to write a novel. It's a conscious decision, an act of will."

"I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."

"I hate careless people. That's why I like you."

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."