Single motherhood is a reality for a lot of women in my age group and the time difficulties in their lives are universal.

I held her close to me with my eyes closed, wonering if anything in my life had ever been this perfect and knowing at the same time that it hadn't. I was in love, and the feeling was even more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.

You have a talent that comes from inside you, from your heart, not your fingers. What you have can’t ever go away. It’s what other people only dream about. You’re an artist.

But even though she was attractive, there was something else about her that caught his eye. She was intelligent, he could sense that right away, and confident, too, as if she were able to move through life on her own terms. To him, these were the things that really mattered. Without them, beauty was nothing.

If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.

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.

I may be irresponsible but I am a good irresponsible.