Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice-and lose-is simply pick them up and roll them again.

Really-nothing is unforgivable if you truly love someone.

I find my voice and manage to say those three one-syllable words back to him. Words I haven't uttered in a very, very long time. Words that meant nothing before now.

Then he asks if he can kiss me. It is a question I don’t usually like. Just do it, I always think.

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices. Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

When you’re in love, sometimes you have to swallow your pride, and sometimes you have to keep your pride. It’s a balance. But when the relationship is right, you find the balance.

Life's not black-and-white. Sometimes the ends justifies the means.