“Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?”

“If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is pointless.”

“I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.”

“There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.”