As Carrie Fisher Once Said

I Think Relationships Are Very Difficult. It's Very Easy To Get Swept Away With Excitement, Glamour, And Passion. I Think The Trick Is To Look For Friendship Rather Than Passion.

When I First Started Writing, I Was Living In England And I Had That Uniquely English Sense Of Sarcasm, Which Has Definitely Seemed To Have Left Me. I Am A Naturalized American And My Sensibility Has Become Far More American.

I'm Not Sure That Insecurity Is A Good Enough Excuse For That Sort Of Behavior. We're All Insecure, And I Really Think He's Old Enough To Have Discovered The Reasons Behind His Insecurity, And Do Something About Them." ...lucy

It's All Well And Good Saying You Avoid Pain By Avoiding Relationships, But What About The Wonderful Things You're Avoiding As Well? What About The Joy And The Intimacy And The Trust That Come With Finding Someone You Love?

... You Don't Have To Wait For Someone To Treat You Bad Repeatedly. All It Takes Is Once, And If They Get Away With It That Once, If They Know They Can Treat You Like That, Then It Sets The Pattern For The Future.