She couldn't make it untrue.

I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood.

This time, it was more of a thought than a feeling, a soft heat that began at her mouth and unfurled through the rest of her.

But love isn't quantifiable on paper.

I had risked everything, and I had nothing to show for it but my open hand, lying empty and palm up toward the ceiling.

Hope hurt more than the cold.

When I was a child, I was one of the kids who wore black all the time, and when the kids asked me why I wore black, I said things like, 'I'm mourning the death of modern society.' I mean, I was a riot.