I'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes.
Never lose hope, and if you can, find the courage to love again.
I decided I would never do interviews again.
I don't just want to catch some guy and have a bunch of kids. I want to make something of myself.
Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent and you feel those people filling your lives.
I have a few obsessions in life, and one is shoes!
I like summer. I like warmer weather and long days. I'm one of those silly people who still enjoy lying in the sun - my children are horrified!
I've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful.
Her writing was her only escape, her only means of survival. It was a respite from a cruel world, despite seemingly comfortable surroundings.
I am endlessly busy, bringing up five young kids, and trying to keep up with the three older ones. I still spend most of my life driving car pools.
I work too hard and don't play enough.
There was nothing you couldn't do if you wanted it bad enough, and were willing to work hard enough to get it.
He was gone, and she was broken hearted, that was all that mattered.
It's been very hard, after being mostly a mom, to develop an adult life of my own. And not being married anymore, I have to come up with challenges.
I think people face that in any artistic field, this idea of: oh, I could do that, if I had the time.
I'm a human rights person. I don't think people should be unfair to men or women.
I have these wonderful homes, and no one to share them with.
A book begins with an image or character or situation that I care about deeply.
.. All you know is your parents telling you that you're not deserving, you're not worthy, and no one will ever want you. Believe me, tapes like that play so loud, you can't hear anything else. Even when it's clear otherwise.
.. As far as they're conserned, I've been kind of a poor second best all my life, or I don't qualify at all compared to my brother. It's rough being around them and feeling like you never measure up." Collin
When you can bring yourself to write about it one day, you will find it all less painful. It is a catharsis of sorts, but the process can be brutal. Don’t do it until you’re ready.
Love meant something to her, she dreamt of it, thought of it, wrote of it. It was the one thing in life that had eluded her completely.
At the moment, I'm enjoying John Grisham quite a bit.
Like a small animal burrowing into its hole, I shift furniture around, and back myself into a cozy corner, with my back to the wall...and then I can write.
If you let anything infringe on your writing time, it will. And you won't get the writing done. Taking one day off can cost me five days of getting back in the mood. Going out to lunch can cost me anywhere from five hours to three days. And for me it's not worth it. For my own sense of well-being I have to finish my work before I can play.
"I love what I do. I'm so lucky."
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