While I find inspiration in real life, the actual stories are, thankfully, works of fiction - which, given the considerable turmoil in my character's lives, is probably a good thing!

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.

Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.

Monkeys can't talk, stupid!

Calamity shaped a life when, long ago, chance was so cruel.

The Bible changes your perspective on the people, events, and circumstances of your day.

To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.

Neither I nor anyone else knows what a standard is. We all recognize a dishonorable act, but have no idea what honor is.

Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people.

I am afraid of dying-but being dead, oh yes, that to me is often an appealing prospect.

I ate like a horse when I was younger, and not very sensibly, though no one ever believes that.

A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again.