All I could think to do was love her. That's all a person can do.

Someday was the thing he had, because it was a lot harder to ruin than today.

There are moments in your life when the big pieces slide and shift. Sometimes the big changes dong happen gradually but all at once. That's how it was for us. That was the day we discovered that friends can do things for you that your parents can't.

I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.

How could you cleanse yourself if you couldn’t forget?

Relief is a short-lived emotion, passive and thin. The agony of doubt disappears, leaving little memory of how it really felt. Life aligns behind the new truth.

The weather turned. Her skin seemed to grow a million extra pores, and all of them opened to take in the warmth and tenderness of the air. The sun on her face made her want to cry. Into all those millions of open pores came the sunshine, and other feelings as well. In and out. She was porous.