Don't take life too seriously Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit Laugh at it

Some secrets should never turn into confessions. I know that better than anyone.

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.

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

It's crap that you're letting on bad year determine your fate for the rest of your life.

This thing about you that you think is your flaw - it's the reason I'm falling in love with you.

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.