“Most of my work is done when everyone else is asleep.” — James McBride Quote

“Most of my work is done when everyone else is asleep.”

“I hate to sound blase about it, but literary status is not important to me. Being happy is important to me.”

“People process pain differently. My family, we were pretty humorous about things that went on.”

“I often have trouble falling asleep at night, so when I'm lying in bed I think up stories. That's where I do a lot of my thinking. I also get a lot of ideas while I'm reading - sometimes reading someone else's stories will make me think of one of my own.”

“I fall asleep feeling beautiful. Then, in the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence. It's a feel-good protein shake in my back pocket in case someone messes with me that day.”