God gives us the ugliness so we don't take the beautiful things in life for granted.

I want to be your soulmate, even if I don't believe in them.

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

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.

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

If I were a carpenter, I would build you a window to my soul. But I would leave that window shut and locked, so that every time you tried to look through it all you would see is your own reflection. You would see that my soul is a reflection of you.

Please don't allow anyone to make you feel less than what you are.