“Never lose hope, and if you can, find the courage to love again.”

“Things work out the way they're meant to”

“I completed my first novel when I was 19 years old.”

“Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever.”