I think I loved you more that summer than I ever loved anyone.
I don’t want to live the rest of my life thinking about you and dreaming of what might have been. Stay with me, Allie.
I can’t live my life happily knowing you’re with someone else. That would kill a part of me. What we have is rare. it’s too beautiful to just throw it away.
I am still yours, Allie, my queen, my timeless beauty. You are, and always have been, the best thing in my life.
It all comes down to who is by your side and who is willing to stand up for love even when it seems impossible.
You’ve gotten so caught up in being alone that you’re afraid of what might happen if you actually find someone else that can take you away from it.
There’s always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.
I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours.
Without love of something I don’t know if you can have a meaningful life at all.
As compromised as their marriage might be, part of her still believed in her vows. She loved the man he’d been, and she loved the man she knew he could be.
Always listen to your heart, because even though it’s on your left side, it’s always right.
I don’t write romance novels.
I suppose I’m most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.
I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.
I’m Catholic, and my wife is Catholic. We’re very religious. We go to church. We pray every night. We pray at dinner. To me, Catholics regard themselves as very Christian. Some Christians view Catholics as not necessarily Christian.
None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.
What’s the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I’m more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to change that.
People were destined for one another; that’s the romantic idea that young girls have, and I guess part of me still believes it.
I have seldom been described as shy.
Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It’s a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It’s a wonderfully told story.