know what you want, work to get it, then value it once you have it.

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People and relationships never stop being a work in progress

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You can’t just hope for happy endings. You have to believe in them. Then do the work, take the risks.

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Life has very little even ground.

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There's no reward without work, no victory without effort, no battle won without risk.

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Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other.

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Courage comes in different forms. There's strength--that's the muscle. But love's the heart. When you put them together, you can do anything.

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You can't edit a blank page

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I guess money can't buy happiness if you shop in the wrong places.

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If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

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