And trying to break it down this way, to minor and major offenses, maybes and what-ifs, was like arguing over the origin of cracks in a broken egg. It was done. How it happened didn't matter anymore.

I hoped this was true. Even if it wasn‟t, all I could do was hand over what I could, with the hope of something in return. But of course, this was easier said than done.

You didn't have to take a punch for me, you know,' he said. 'I'm a lover, not a fighter.' 'You're a freak is what you are,' I said.

Once I’m done with a book, I’m done! I’m just not a sequel kind of girl. By the time I’ve finished a book I’ve read it so many times that it’s time to move on.

Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts. -Maggie

I think I'm too lazy a writer to do something like historical fiction. You have to do so much research. I just write what I know.

In those first few hours officially single again the world seems like it expands, suddenly bigger and more vast now that you have to get through it alone.