It was a lesson that I would learn in time though it wasn't Hegbert who taught me.

Emotions come and go and can't be controlled so there's no reason to worry about them. That in the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end it was actions that defined everyone.

The truth is, the world isn't easy for any of us. It never has been and it never will be.

Oh yeah? What did you have last night?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. With a pickle." "And the night before?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. No pickle." She giggled. "What was the last hot meal you cooked?" He pretended to rack his brains. "Uh...beans and franks. On Monday.

There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.

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.

Early on, he'd learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn't be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise.