God, he suddenly understood, was love in its purest form, and in these last months with his children, he had felt His touch as surely as he had heard the music spilling from Ronnie's hands.

I think that enduring, committed love between a married couple, along with raising children, is the most noble act anyone can aspire to. It is not written about very much.

All he knew was that they fit somehow, and that he felt as if he spent most of his life traveling a path that led inexorably to her.

maturity meant thinking about risk long before you pondered the reward, and that success and happiness in life were as much about avoiding mistakes as making your mark into the world.

One of the things I've learned in my life is that sometimes you've got to take a chance.

Relationships are the most important thing in life, and friends are a part of that.

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.