While I sleep, I dream of you, and when I wake, I long to hold you in my arms. If anything, our time apart has only made me more certain that I want to spend my nights by your side, and my days with your heart.

He was the kind of man everyone would fall in love with, even if they didn't want to.

It all comes down to who's by your side.

What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.

Life doesn't often turn out the way we think it will, does it?

You think you know me, but I'm not sure that even I know who I am anymore.

You've always lived here, right?" Sarah asked. "Except for the years I went to college." "Didn't you ever want to move away? To experience something new?" "Like bistros?" She nudged him playfully with her elbow. "No, not just that. Cities have a vibrancy, a sense of excitement that you can't find in a small town." "I don't doubt it. But to be honest, I've never been interested in things like that. I don't need those things to make me happy. A nice quiet place to unwind at the end of the day, beautiful views, a few good friends. What else is there?