“One day, I decided I was going to write books forever.”

“Dawn cackles as she guides me through the all-glass porch. Thinner, paler Reina shuffles about behind Dawn, watching as I slip my boots off. Although she tries to hide her hands, her fingers flicke...”

“You have to know your own mind inside out before you can know the minds of others.”

“The fear of not being remembered is a dangerous thing.”

“Writing is a solitary existence, especially if you forget to chat to your friends sorry, I meant characters.”

“Im proud to be a writer. Im doing the job all my heroes did.”

“One day, I decided I was going to write books forever.”

“Katie soon learned there was a problem with hope.”

“Prayer is better than pills.”

“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are.”

“Balt Van Tassel was an easy indulgent soul; he loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father, let her have her way in everything.”

“He had accessorized his life with everything but paternal instinct.”

“Even Dad likes it," said Caddy, and her father agreed that he did. In a way. Being a broad-minded, tolerant, artistic sort of person. Or so people told him..."Oh, yes?" said Saffron, rolling her ey...”