I want the kind of love that moves me—that inspires me to let my hair down, throw my hands up to the stars and scream. In the dead of night. At the dawn of day. Just because.

For writers, some of the richest characters come from heart break, disappointment and anguish. Let's be real, The Great Gatsby wouldn't exist if Fitzgerald didn't get totally wrecked by Ginevra King.

Rejection (along with failure) is a powerful, beautiful experience to have because it breaks, cracks, pushes and pulls us; it stretches us in ways that make it impossible to return to our original dimensions.