And I have two eyes. I’ve seen that little melodrama play out between you and that other tracker. Fish? Flounder? What’s his name?

Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.

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

Fine. Whatever. I don’t. Nobody understands your pain, Mae. Because it is so unique! Nobody’s ever loved something so much they would do anything to save it, except for you, Mae. You cornered that market!

Sometimes the best course in the search for the meaning of life is to busy yourself until you forget that you don't know the meaning of life

Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book always makes it easier.

His lips brushed against mine. Delicately at first, almost testing to see if this was real.