But I guess you would look beatific, too, if the man you had been in love with since the fifth grade had told you that he was in love with you, too.

Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.

Chaz looks me dead in the eye and says, 'Why yes, Lizzie. I’m manically depressed because the girl I’ve finally realized I’ve always been in love with, and who I was beginning to think just might love me back, turned around and got herself engaged to my best friend, who, frankly, doesn’t deserve her. Does that answer your question?

Zach had rushed down to rescue me without remembering to put a shirt on...Maybe I had died and gone to heaven.

You’re not a one hundred dollar bill, not everyone is going to like you.

And you can't have two stars in one relationship. Somebody has to be willing to be the wagon...at lease some of the time

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.