Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am.

You have no idea how much the last few days have meant to me," I began. "Meeting you has been the best thing that's ever happened to me.

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

It's okay to be sad. Everyone gets sad now and then. Even me.

Richard...," Julie said, staring down at the open jewelry case in her hand. Inside was an ornate, heart-shaped locket supported by a gold chain. "It's beautiful. But... why? I mean, what's the occasion?" "No occasion. I just saw it and, well... I liked it. Or rather, I thought of you and knew you should have it.

Say I'm a bird! Say it! Say it now!" "You're a bird." "Now say you're a bird too." "If you're a bird, I'm a bird.

She laughed, and the sound was so melodic that I knew I wanted to hear it again.