And for the briefest instant, it almost feels like we're together again.

Some things definitely work better on film than in books. Introspection is great in books but it doesn't work on film. Anything with high intensity, whether it's a love scene, a car chase, a fight scene - those things work so well on film and oftentimes they can tell a much broader part of the story.

But love, I’ve come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.

I've learned that we're all entitled to have our secrets.

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

What? You don't think he's cute?" "I didn't really notice." "How can you not notice when a guy is cute?" Melody stared at her in disbelief.

None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.