How can we know the true meaning of charity if we don't even know how to help those closest to us?

He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand.

Adolescence is like having only enough light to see the step directly in front of you.

When you have to do something, you have to do it. Putting it off only makes it worse. Believe me, I know.

My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.

To this day she could make tap water boil just by kissing him.

Embarrassment felt a lot like eating chili peppers. It burned in the back of your throat and there was nothing you could do to make it go away. You just had to take it, suffer from it, until it eased off.