All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.

I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

I want you to be.... happy.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

You can build a business, or you can run it, but there’s only two ways it can be run, you can run it straight, or you can run it into the ground.

He rose up like a languid god after devouring a bountiful feast.

They know enough who know how to learn.

My object is to save the world, while still leading a pleasant life.

If quarrelling be really the renewal of love, theirs had been renewed once a day at all events, and frequently much oftener.

You can do anything you want to do.

Is it reasonable to assume a purposiveness in all the parts of nature and to deny it to the whole?

One day America and all its presidents will be a footnote in history, but the kingdom of Jesus will never end.

The trend of offering individualized education plans, curricula, and lessons is going to help students tremendously. “Teaching to the middle” is one of the saddest concepts I've ever heard about.