When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.

"I don't want to lose you, I love you, and...and that's all I've got." As speeches went, it wasn't great. As feelings went...different story.

She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

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.