In the end, everything came down to money. It came down to what a person actually did, as opposed to who they thought they were.

In all my life, I'd never been as sure of anything, and as much as I hoped to one day hear Savannah say these words to me, what mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you two make me believe that true love really exists. And that even the darkest hours can't take that away.

That she had somehow taken the initiative to learn my name should have struck me then, but it did not. Instead, as she stood on the street with the rain coming down and mascara running onto her cheeks, all I could think was that I'd never seen anyone more beautiful.

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.

After I got shot, you want to know the very first thing that entered my mind? The U.S. Mint. I am coin in the U.S. Army. Now, I have two small holes in me. I'm no longer perfectly culled. Do you want to know the very last thing that entered my mind, You.

It made perfect sense, and at the same time nothing seemed to.