Sometimes things don't turn out the way you want them to, Haven. Sometimes the people you choose to believe are wrong.

It’s never something huge that changes the everything, but instead the tiniest of details, irrevocably tweaking the balance of the universe while you’re busy focusing on the big picture.

The chances we take, knowing no better than to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in... protecting our hearts with the tightest of grips.

It took a lot of work to be perfect.

I just can't ever be a free spirit and just relax. When it comes to work, this is good. I'm very disciplined, which with writing is often half the battle, or more. But it also means that if I want to, say, play hooky and chocolate and watch Bravo all afternoon, I feel horribly guilty. I wish I could find a nice balance.

You could just tell when a person belonged somewhere. That is something you can't fake, no matter how hard you try

Being a star requires risk-taking shoes.