My writing habits are pretty static. I get up every morning between 6 and 7 am, grab a cup of coffee, say a few prayers, and go downstairs to my office and start writing.

No, Edward. You are here so I can teach you something. All the people you meet here have one thing to teach you.

All that happens when your dreams come true is a slow, melting realization that it wasn't what you thought.

There was always a quest for more minutes, more hours, faster progress to accomplish more in each day. The simple joy of living between summers was gone.

Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.

What if I lose you?" "You can't lose your mother, Charley.

You can find something truly important in an ordinary minute.