The path of your life can change in an instant.

she never showed girly weaknesses like cellulite or crushes. she never lingered on injustices committed against her.

There was nothing new in sitting on this dock, on this or that wooden bench, watching for his boat to come. In some ways, she was always waiting for him.

The happiness at getting what you want is not usually commensurate with the worry leading up to it.

She kept walking. The very small, brave part of her brain knew that this would be her one chance. If she turned around, she would lose it.

What made you feel that stomach-churning agony for one person and not another? If Bridget were God, she would have made it against the law for you to feel that way about someone without them having to feel it for you right back.

Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.