Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.

You need to learn patience, you grasshopper

I have some art, but I am a hobbyist. I would not consider myself an expert but in the course of writing this novel I became very familiar with the various movements in American Modern Art from 1900 onwards.

When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through.

One of the exhilarating parts of falling in love is discovering new things about one another, and seeing the world from a different point of view.

Love is the essence of a full and wonderful life.

I may be irresponsible but I am a good irresponsible.