In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy.

What happens if a car comes? We die.

Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination.

As compromised as their marriage might be, part of her still believed in her vows. She loved the man he'd been, and she loved the man she knew he could be.

Relationships are the most important thing in life, and friends are a part of that.

I came to the conclusion that unrealized hopes, even small ones, were always wrenching.

No buts," he said, "because there are none. You see yourself as someone who couldn't get away. I see the courageous woman who escaped. You see yourself as someone who should be ashamed or guilty because she let it happen. I see a kind, beautiful woman who should feel proud because she stopped it from happening ever again. Not many women have the strength to do what you did.