It’s a promise ring,” he said solemnly. “The lady at the store said it’s what you give the girl you love. It means I want to marry you someday.

Marriages go through hard times. Sometimes you have to get in there and fight for your love. That's the only way for it to get better.

Oh, Mia. You haven’t even begun to find out who you really are, and, believe me, other boys are going to fall in love with you. If a guy can’t see how special you are, he isn’t good enough for you.

I can be a little OCD when it comes to my writing.

He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

When you're a mom, you learn about fear. You're always afraid. Always. About everything from cupboard doors to kidnappers to weather.

It isn’t about being at the same school or the same town or even the same room. It’s about being together. Love is a choice you make.