I Write About Relationships And I Try

(mother)" She Used To Tell Me To Get My Nose Out Of My Book And Go Get Some Fresh Air.

I Had Never Understood What People Meant When They Said They'd Rather Be Alone If They Couldn't Be In The Right Relationship. Now I Got It.

Maybe That's What It All Comes Down To. Love, Not As A Surge Of Passion, But As A Choice To Commit To Something, Someone, No Matter What Obstacles Or Temptations Stand In The Way. And Maybe Making That Choice, Again And Again, Day In And Day Out, Year After Year, Says More About Love Than Never Having A Choice To Make At All.

When I Write, I Picture The Characters A Certain Way In My Head, And They're Not Like Any Actor Or Actress. It's Almost Hard For Me To Let Go Of My Ideas As To The Way They Look.

My Head Spins As I Glance Away, Refusing To Get Sucked Back Into His Gaze When So Much Is At Risk.