When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.

I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay

Our rest is formed by our waking life and our waking life is formed by our sorrows.

No one knows you like a person with whom you've shared a childhood. No one will ever understand you in quite the same way.

I can hurt myself more than anyone else can, she told her sister. I can do it with my eyes closed.

My sorrow is I used to read all the time and now, as a writer, I don't have the time to read.

Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a burden that can never be given away.