She walked with a ghost of herself, one full of potential and possibility. One who was fearless. Where had that girl gone?

But when two people feel something, they ought to respect that enough to figure it out

A writer never finds the time to write. A writer makes it. If you don't have the drive, the discipline, and the desire, then you can have all the talent in the world, and you aren't going to finish a book.

[As a writer] you have to have the three D's: drive, discipline and desire. If you're missing any one of those three, you can have all the talent in the world, but it's going to be really hard to get anything done.

It’s never simple.” Avery slid an arm around Hope’s waist. “It shouldn’t be. Because being with someone should matter enough to be at least a little bit complicated.

I saw you standing on a veranda you'd built with your own hands. And I loved you.

Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.