Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world.

I want you to remember who you are, despite the bad things that are happening to you. Because those bad things aren't you. They are just things that happen to you. You need to accept that who you are and the things that happen you, are not one and the same.

When I published my first novel, Slammed, I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.

Every single person that spent a few bucks to buy a book that I wrote deserves a big thank you from my whole family.

I'm afraid if I listen to my heart once, I'll never figure out how to ignore it again.

Whatever connection we thought we had before this...it doesn't compare to this moment. No matter what happens between us in life, this moment has just merged pieces of our souls together. Well always have that, and in a way it's comforting to know.

It's not a confession if no one reads it. It's just an unshared secret.