She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.
Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.
The librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.
If only…the saddest words in the English language.
Don't ever marry a man who loves his work more than he loves you.
You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.