If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.

That he would love her no matter what she told him, and that he was the kind of man who loved her already and would love her forever.

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?

You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me," I began. "Meeting you has been the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Love burns across the infinitude.

You never answered my question, about what you want to do with your life. Maybe my dreams aren't that complicated. Maybe I think that a job is just a job. What does that mean? Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am.

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.