All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

but she realized that she wanted him to know her. She wanted him to understand her, if only because she had strange sense that he was the kind of man she could fall in love with, even if she didn't want to.

Life was messy. Always had been and always would be and that was just the way it was, so why bother complaining? You either did something about it or you didn’t, and then you lived with the choice you made.

I may be irresponsible but I am a good irresponsible.

Science only goes so far, then comes God. - Noah Calhoun-

Not everything," he said. "Not the important things. My kids are safe. You're safe. That's all I really care about. This" - he said motioning - "is just stuff. Most of it can be replaced. It just takes time.

There's no love like the first.