An Author's Odyssey

“Love is wonderful, magical, and beautiful, but it can also be maddening, damaging, and dangerous,” she said. “It blinds us more than anything. It makes us selfish, it makes us feel like nothing else matters, and it tricks us into thinking the rest of the world doesn’t exist—but it does exist. Whether you’re on the high or low side of love, the world always moves on.”

“Aren’t you glad I gave you my heart?” Auburn Sally asked.
“Both times it saved my life,” Admiral Jacobson said.
The captain and the admiral shared a passionate kiss, and the Dolly Llama crew whistled and hollered at the lovebirds.

Everyone wants to be a hero, but Jack gave it up to be with the person he loved. He didn’t care what people thought of him—Goldilocks was more important to him than his reputation. It takes courage to face a giant, but it takes a true hero to stand up to the world.

“Sometimes rocks fall and you die—that’s just life,”

“I have such a way with words, even I’m not sure what I said.”

We simply have different needs,” Trollbella explained. “I’m looking for romantic strolls—you need a stroller. I’m looking for love and lust—you need a leash.

“Forget what I said about being humane!” Alex yelled. “Kill it! Kill it! Kill it NOW!”

She wondered if every fictional story she had ever read was more of an author’s discovery than his or her idea