And when her eyes met mine, I felt something click, like a key turning in a lock.

I know that somehow, every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step towards finding you.

You should not complain, it's not attractive.

A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.

Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.

It hadn't been so long ago, yet sometimes she felt that she'd been an altogether different person back then.

...his wartime experience had taught him to trust his instincts, even though he'd never been sure where they'd come from.