I realize the odds, and science, are against me. But science is not the total answer; this I know, this I have learned in my lifetime. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things.

Being in love, I find myself smiling for no reason at all.

That's my sweetheart in there. I'm not living her. This is my home now. Your mother is my home.

It's easy to write something average or even something good. But writing well is quite challenging.

It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

The memories of the day played in his mind, but this time, his thoughts were of his daughter and the way she'd clung to Katie, her little face buried in Katie's neck. The last time he'd seen that, he reflected, was when Carly had been alive.

Always stick to the story. It was when you started backtracking that people got in trouble. Interrogation 101.