I wish we didn't live so far apart... You're kind of addicting.

There are things that happen that change the course of people's lives, but it's a function of everybody's lives.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you two make me believe that true love really exists. And that even the darkest hours can't take that away.

I love you too, Will Blakelee," she whispered, leaning in to kiss him again.

I want her to be smart and kind... and I want you to fall in love with her, because you shouldn't spend the rest of your life alone.

The problem with time, I've learned, whether it's those first two weeks I got to spend with you, or the final two months I got to spend with him, eventually time always runs out. I have no idea where you are out there in the world, John. But I understand that I lost the right to know these things long ago. No matter how many years go by, I know one thing to be as true as ever was - I'll see you soon then.

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.