*Talk between women friends is always therapy…* [*Jayne Anne Phillips*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/237106.Jayne_Anne_Phillips?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) Happy birthday, Jayne Anne Phillips! After earning her B.A at West Virginia University, the American writer embarked on a cross-country road trip to California. Instead of driving a direct route, she stopped to take on odd jobs and meet new people. Phillips would later use many of those experiences in her writing.