Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

I tried writing adult romances, but it just didn't fit my voice.

Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?

We're in the Chicago suburbs, ruling our 'hood and the streets that lead here. It's a street war, where other suburban gangs fight us for territory. Three blocks away are mansions and million-dollar houses. Right here, in the real world, the street war rages on. The people in the million-dollar houses don't even realize a battle is about to begin less than a half mile from their backyards.

Tell me what we had was real, I whisper.

You can run from some problems, but then you get caught up in others.

I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.