So much harm comes into this world when the wrong thing is said. But that's nothing compared to the pain from what goes unsaid.

I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I owe her forever for that.

The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.

When I was in that danger...I felt like I was shaken awake...after everything she made me feel...I made a decision and went to sleep. Do you know what that's like - trying to go to sleep, and lose yourself in the hopes of burying the worst fears in your life?...I wasn't in love with the past. I was terrified of my own future.

She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

There's the life you live and the life you leave behind. but what you share with someone else - especially someone you love - that's not just how you bury your past. It's how you write you future.