At some point, I realized I was Kaitlyning the encounter, so I decided to text Kaitlyn and ask for some advice.

The pure and simple truth Is rarely pure and never simple. What's a boy to do When lies and truth are both sinful?

Patience, grasshopper," I counseled. "You don't want to seem overeager." "Right, that's why I said tomorrow," he said. "I want to see you again tonight. But I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow.

I think that most of us [writers] would rather have an audience than countless riches. If we wanted to be rich, we'd be doing smething else.

that while the world wasn't built for humans, we were built for the world.

They belong to their readers now, which is a great thing–because the books are more powerful in the hands of my readers than they could ever be in my hands.

Keys show up when you reconcile yourself to the bus.