I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.

Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.

I’ve lost someone, too,” he reminded her. “It’s not the same!” She squeezed the bridge of her nose, trying to stifle her tears. “I was so mean to him. I quit the piano! I blamed him for everything, and I didn’t say more than a few words to him for three years! Three years! And I can’t get those years back. But maybe if I hadn’t been so angry, he might not have gotten sick. Maybe I caused that extra… stress that did all this. Maybe it was me!

That's good. And speaking of spelling, tell me -- do you wrap your head in a towel after you shower?

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.

There's no love like the first.

I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy.