I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just WRITE.

Being brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside...It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you.

I wondered which was harder, in the end. The act of telling, or who you told it to. Or maybe if, when you finally got it out, the story was really all that mattered.

But against love, the case was solid. Easily argued. And you could, indeed, hold it in your hand.

I was actually kind of a hot mess in high school. I did a lot of things in high school I'm not proud of. I wasn't a good student and I wasn't particularly a good daughter. I wasn't very engaged.

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.

This was just one night, one chance to vary and see where it took me. The fireflies were probably already out: maybe it wasn’t just a season or a time but a whole world I’d forgotten. I’d never know until I stepped out into it. So I did.