I didn't like being alone. Being alone was slightly better than having to deal with people, that's all. Or so I'd convinced myself.

Every girl on the planet was familiar to one-last-time e-mail checks.

I loved everyone who said yes to the world and tried to make it better instead of worse, because so much in the world was ugly- and just about all the ugly parts were due to humans.

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are good things too.

I didn't like being alone. Being alone was slightly better than having to deal with people, that's all. Or so I'd convinced myself.

We all mess up. It's what we learn from our mistakes that matters.

I'm sorry," he said again, and this time he took those words and owned them.