“There is nothing more valuable in the writing process than a friend to hold you accountable to your own potential.”

“10% of authors earn 75% of the royalties. If you’re writing a Romance novel, your odds will be slightly higher at making back your investment. Throw in a few vampires, even better.”

“Regret is good. It proves you have a conscience.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“A loud smile is often a fake laugh.”

“I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.”

“When you get kicked in the teeth, chew on it: don't bite back.”