In truth, how much time do any of us really have?

By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds.

When my grandmother was alive, she used to tell me that every time God creates a soul in heaven, he creates another to become its special mate. And that once we're born, we begin our search for our soul mate, the one person who's the perfect fit for our mind and body. They lucky oens find each other.

If it's possible to send a message from heaven, I'll get one to you.

So this is always the key: you have to write the book you love, the book that's alive in your heart. That's the one you have to write.

In truth, how much time do any of us really have?

The stems stood tall and straight, one series arranged in a single line, the other in a crudely shaped heart, the final one in the shape of the letter U. I love you.