There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first love, your first sex - who, the moment you see them, bring a spark...and something far more potent. They bring back your old life and with that, potential. And possibilities. And the feeling that if you were back in that time, life could be so very different from where you're stuck right now. That's the most tantalizing thing....I want my potential back.

History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

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

When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.

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

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.

Life is filled with trapdoors.