What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

I love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up.

She shook her head slowly. “I don’t believe you. You can’t be a cop.” “Not a cop.” “Federal agent?” “FBI.” “Even more unlikely.” “J. Edgar rolls over in his grave every day, but that’s the way it is.

Extraordinary beauty can be a curse to the one who possesses it. one pays a dear price for fame and fortune

Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yourself from acting like a fool.

i'm going to marry you. i thought you'd like to know in case you wanted to buy a dress or something.

You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.