I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

I'm not saying it because I'm sweet. I'm saying it because I love you now and I always have. More than you can imagine.

You're a wonderful person, Jamie. You're beautiful, you're kind, you're gentle...you're everything that I'd like to be. If people don't like you, or they think you're strange, then that's their problem.

He took a few steps before responding. "You are special," he finally said, and the way e said it made her wonder if he wanted to add something else.

Jamie saved my life. She taught me everything. About life, hope and the long journey ahead. I'll always miss her. But our love is like the wind. I can't see it, but I can feel it." - Landon Carter

Marriage is about compromise; it's about doing something for the other person, even when you don't want to.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?