But no matter what was going on in our lives, I could imagine lying beside her in bed at the end of the day, holding her while we talked and laughed, lost in each other's arms

Most people don’t know how to appreciate the silence. They can’t help talking.

There was no pretention here, no hidden meanings in the phrases they spoke, no elaborate plans designed to impress the other. Though it had always been easy to spend time with Mike, she suddenly realized that in the whirlwind of the past couple of weeks, she'd almost forgot how much she enjoyed it.

Now, she could't help but think he was just a big version of a jealous boy friend.

You've gotten so caught up in being alone that you're afraid of what might happen if you actually find someone else that can take you away from it.

She squeezed my hand, and I drew a shaky breath, marveling at the fact that while on an ordinary leave in an ordinary place, I'd somehow fallen in love with an extraordinary girl named Savannaah Lynn Curtis.

I consider myself foremost a novelist with the intent of crafting stories that people will remember.