But those words were only the middle of the story. There was a beginning here, too.

Doesn't it seem sometimes that the whole world's uphill but at least we know the way back will be easy.

She took the sun when it came and the rain the same way.

I think having a good agent is key. I've been with mine for ten years now, and she's very honest with me. There are a lot of times I've sent her books that were not so good because I was tired of writing, or panicked about money, and she's told me flat out, "You don't want this to be your next book. Trust me."

So he didn't have to prove how he felt about me. Like so much else, I should just know.

My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn't happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially if they're important ones... you might as well hold on to them. You know?

All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you're lucky, there's someone close enough by to shoulder the rest.