Wendy: Why are you staring at me? Finn: Because you're standing in front of me.

I wanted to show you that it's not all cold and intimidating," Finn explained. "I wanted you to see something warm and beautiful.

I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.

How had it turned into this? I had lived my whole stupid life without him, and now I could barely make it through the hour.

At that moment I didn't particularly care if a band of raging marauders tried to do her in,but if there were frequent attacks on her "castle," I thought I should know.

An oblique angle,” Jack said, and his bout of jealousy was quickly replaced with glee. “Ha! I told you I would work that in!

I want to be a writer. I do not want to spend 40 hours a week handling e-mails, formatting covers, finding editors, etc.