I eased back on my elbows, tilting my head back to look up at the sky, which was pinkish, streaked with red. This was the time we knew best, that stretch of day going from dusk to dark. It seemed like we were always waiting for nighttime here. I could feel the trampoline easing up and down, moved by our own breathing, bringing us in small increments up and back from the sky as the colors faded, slowly, and the stars began to show themselves.

Life is full of screwups. You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existance.

But risk is just part of relationships. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

I have to admit, an unrequited love is so much better than a real one. I mean, it's perfect... As long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about it ending. It has endless potential.

I think when you're a beginning author with any publishing company, there's only so much they can put behind you.

Whether it was a song, a person, or a story, there was a lot you couldn’t know from just an excerpt, a glance, or part of a chorus.

Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.