In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.

I always find something in common with my protagonist, particularly when I write in the first person.

The worst is when someone in your past trumps the person in your present, and you think to yourself: if I'd known this, then maybe I wouldn't have let him go.

We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo

But now we have time. Endless time stretches before us.

There are two kinds of sorry. There is the sorry imbued with regret. And a pure sorry. The kind that is merely asking for forgiveness, nothing more.

Really-nothing is unforgivable if you truly love someone.