As the warm air blew in the car, simple snapshots of the life they'd lived together surfaced in his mind; but as always, those images led inexorably to their final day together.

You should not complain, it's not attractive.

I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be.

Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story.

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.

And for an instant, I fantasized about wrapping my arms around her right then and there.

I tell myself that I know you, and then when I think about it, I realize that I don't.