People hide the truth because they're afraid.

In another time and place, she might have felt differently, but thinking along those lines was pointless now.

By making the place and the people and the feelings real, by the time someone closes the cover of one of my books, they have, hopefully, felt all of the emotions of life.

I've wanted to go out with you from the first moment I saw you. I just had to wait until you were ready.

Did you hear that Mitch? Your mom thinks you're beautiful.

We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward.

But you're disappointed." He brushed a strand of hair from her face. "It's not possible for you to disappoint me.