Love is seldom—almost never—an even proposition. Someone always loves more.

I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take a break.

There are two kinds of women--those who eat in a crisis and those who lose their appetite in a crisis.

Despite the fact that I have no regrets about how things turned out in my life, I still can't help wanting to understand my intense relationship with Leo, as well as that turbulent time between adolescence and adulthood when everything feels raw and invigorating and scary-and why those feelings are all coming back to me now.

i wish i could freeze this moment, somehow delay my final decision, and just hang here in the balance between two places, two worlds, two loves.

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

He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.