I know what it's like to be day and night now; always together, forever apart.

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

By the time she got back to work, the only thing Gabby knew for certain was that as forgiving as he'd been, she'd never live down what she'd done, and since there wasn't a rock large enough to crawl under, it was in her best interest to find a way to avoid him.

Real people had real agendas, real demands, real expectations about how other people should behave.

I finished your song, she said. Our last song. And I want to play it for you.

Do you ever sit back and wonder what it all means? Whether this is it or if there's something greater out there? Or if you were meant for something better?

I think I loved you more that summer than I ever loved anyone.