“He was demanding. He always would be. But sometimes, he was so vulnerable and she realized she had power in the relationship as well. She hadnt expected that. He was as vulnerable to her as she was...”

“I have to figure out why I worked at a job I hated for years. I have to find out why I cant see what everyone else sees in me. I dont feel beautiful. When I look in the mirror, I never saw beautifu...”

“Its hard to feel desire when you dont feel desirable”

“He rarely smoked, but once in a while, like now, when his world had been shaken, his woman nearly killed in front of his eyes, and hed watched a house consume a man and spit him out, he figured a d...”

“It’s hard to feel desire when you don’t feel desirable”

“To withhold words is power. But to share our words with others, openly and honestly, is also power.”

“You have to follow your own voice. You have to be yourself when you write. In effect, you have to announce, 'This is me, this is what I stand for, this is what you get when you read me. I'm doing t...”

“...if you want your own distinctive voice, you first have to become someone...”