Every book teaches me something about my process, and they are all challenging in one way or another.

If he'd been any other boy, and this was any other world, I would have kissed him. Nothing could have stopped me.

In Anger Management,' he said,'we had to do all this role-playing stuff. You know, to get used to handling things in a less volatile way.' 'You role-played,' I said, trying to picture this. 'I had to. It was court-ordered.

How do you even begin to return to someone, much less convince them to do the same for you? I had no idea. More than ever, though, right then I had to believe the answer would just come to me.

But you only get so many do-overs in this life, so many chances to, if not change your past, alter your future.

Love is so unpredictable. That's what makes it so great.

Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place.