and there had been times when he wished he'd been born into a different family.

A surprise trigonometry quiz that everyone in class fails? Must be in the Lord’s plan to give us challenges.

Jamie: You're acting like a crazy person, what's going on? Landon: Right now, you're straddling the state line. Jamie: OK... Landon: You're in two places at once.

I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure. Sometimes, if the story is more linear, I write it from beginning to end.

Allie would love what you've done," he remarked. "She was always a softie when it came to things like this." I folded my hands in my lap. "I wish she could be there this weekend." Noah glanced at the stack of letters. I knew he was imagining Allie, and for a brief moment, he looked strangely younger. "So do I," he said.

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can.

Every great love starts with a great story.