A good mother is irreplaceable.

My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes

Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.

I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.

Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

I am in total silence when I write - I don't even like the sound of the dryer going - I like the quiet.