Marriage is a partnership, not a democracy.
Every great love starts with a great story.
In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.
She would tell him what she wanted in her life--her hopes and dreams for the future--and he would listen intently and then promise to make it all come true. And the way he said it made her believe him, and she knew how much he meant to her.
Truth only means something when it's hard to admit.
I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns.