Life, he decided, was for living, not for having, and he wanted to experience every moment that he could.

Mike, however, heard nothing at all. Lost in her breathlike touch, he knew only one thing for sure: In the instant their lips first met, there was a flicker of something almost electrical that made him believe the feeling would last forever.

I'm a novelist at heart. My sole intention is to write the best novel possible. I don't think about the film potential at all.

And suddenly she knew exactly why Catherine had fallen in love with him. It wasn't that he was unusually attractive, or ambitious, or even charming. He was partly those things, but more important, he seemed to live life on his own terms.

Every great love starts with a great story.

That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.

Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.