And the more you love someone, the safer it is to be mad at them. Love can handle mad, no problem.

Disagreement is not necessarily a reason to head for Splitsville. In fact, a relationship without disagreement is probably too brittle to last. Some of the best human bonds are forged in the fire of disagreement.

Amanda took the torn page from Maniac. To her, it was the broken wing of a bird, a pet out in the rain.

The trouble with miracles is, they don't last long.

We live in a silent explosion, Everything is flying away from everything else... flying away... flying away...

They say talk is cheap. Maybe so. But kindness is even better—it's free! Free to give. Free to receive. Makes you wonder why there's not more of it, huh?

Write what you care about. If you do that, you stand the best chance of doing your best writing.